diff --git a/pages/common/fclones.md b/pages/common/fclones.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..93e3cb9b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/fclones.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# fclones + +> Efficient duplicate file finder and remover. +> More information: . + +- Search for duplicate files in the current directory: + +`fclones group .` + +- Search multiple directories for duplicate files and cache the results: + +`fclones group --cache {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2}}` + +- Search only the specified directory for duplicate files, skipping subdirectories and save the results into a file: + +`fclones group {{path/to/directory}} --depth 1 > {{path/to/file.txt}}` + +- Move the duplicate files in a TXT file to a different directory: + +`fclones move {{path/to/target_directory}} < {{path/to/file.txt}}` + +- Perform a dry run for soft links in a TXT file without actually linking: + +`fclones link --soft < {{path/to/file.txt}} --dry-run 2 > /dev/null` + +- Delete the newest duplicates from the current directory without storing them in a file: + +`fclones group . | fclones remove --priority newest` + +- Preprocess JPEG files in the current directory by using an external command to strip their EXIF data before matching for duplicates: + +`fclones group . --name '*.jpg' -i --transform 'exiv2 -d a $IN' --in-place`