jdupes
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Visitjdupes vs rmlint
What both publish
| Fact | jdupes | rmlint |
|---|---|---|
| License | The software is released under the MIT License. | rmlint is licensed under GPLv3. |
| Purpose | jdupes identifies duplicate files and can delete them, create hard links or symlinks, and perform block-level deduplication. | rmlint finds duplicate files and other space waste or broken items on a filesystem and offers to remove them. |
jdupes plans
- FreeFree
- jdupesFree
rmlint plans
- rmlintFree
Pick jdupes if…
jdupes suits users who want a command-line tool to find exact duplicate files across Linux, macOS, or Windows. It is not designed to identify similar-looking or similar-sounding files.
Pick rmlint if…
rmlint suits users cleaning up local or mounted filesystems who want several ways to identify redundant or broken items. Linux is its main target, though the project also describes support for macOS and other systems.