Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video I show you a few options that you can use to find duplicate files in your Linux install. Hope you enjoy!
Notes on fdupes:

fdupes (cli)

sudo pacman -S fdupes

sudo apt-get install fdupes

This example counts up all the duplicates in my test folder,
and how much disk space they're using:

fdupes -rSm (your folder location)

-r = recursive includes files in subdirectories
-S = shows size of duplicate files
-m = summarizes dupes information

fdupes will also delete duplicate files with the -d option, and ask you to confirm each deletion.

Use the -N option to turn off the confirmation prompt and to delete all duplicates without
bothering you.