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How to Find duplicate copies of files Using fdupes in Ubuntu

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[ Thanks to dave for
this link. ]

“Fdupes Examples

1) fdupes -r ./stuff > dupes.txt

Then, deleting the duplicates was as easy as checking dupes.txt
and deleting the offending directories. fdupes also can prompt you
to delete the duplicates as you go along.”


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