Remove duplicates

rdfind -dryrun true -deleteduplicates true /path1 /path2

• Replace /path1 /path2 with one or more directories to search for duplicates
  • Put the directory containing the originals first and rdfind will delete the others
• Remove -dryrun true when you’re ready to delete the duplicates

Replacing duplicates with symlinks

rdfind -dryrun true -makesymlinks true /path1 /path2

Removing duplicates interactively

fdupes -r -dP /path1 /path2

You may get an error if you’re running an older version of fdupes; in that case, use this command:

fdupes -r -d /path1 /path2

• Replace /path1 /path2 with one or more directories to search for duplicates