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Remove Duplicate Files

Recursively find and remove duplicate files on the command line.

Requirements

You will need PHP 8.2 or higher to run the script.

Standalone Usage

Use either of the following commands to get usage instructions.

# use the entrypoint script
bin/remove-duplicate-files --help

# use the Phar file
bin/remove-duplicate-files.phar --help

Usage as Vendor Package

When using it as a vendor package, first install it.

composer require twigmac/remove-duplicate-files

After installing the package, you can run the binary from the vendor directory.

vendor/bin/remove-duplicate-files --help

Usage Examples

# This will find up to 100 duplicate files in the second directory but will not remove anything (dry-run).
bin/remove-duplicate-files --verbose /home/example/Downloads/Photos /home/example/Backups/Photos

# This will remove up to 5000 duplicate files in the second directory and will keep them in the first directory
# but it will ask you for permission before each file.
bin/remove-duplicate-files --verbose --limit=5000 --really /home/example/Downloads/Photos /home/example/Backups/Photos

# This will remove up to 5000 duplicate files in the second directory and will keep them in the first directory
# without asking for permission.
bin/remove-duplicate-files --verbose --limit=5000 --really --force /home/example/Downloads/Photos /home/example/Backups/Photos