https://github.com/graysky2/lostfiles

Simple script that identifies files not owned by any Arch Linux package.
https://github.com/graysky2/lostfiles

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Simple script that identifies files not owned by any Arch Linux package.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/graysky2/lostfiles
• Owner: graysky2
• Created: 2013-10-26T15:11:44.000Z (about 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-23T13:49:13.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T19:47:27.636Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 67.4 KB
• Stars: 269
• Watchers: 15
• Forks: 23
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Lostfiles

Identifies files not owned and not created by any Arch Linux package.

# Installation

This package is provided in the Arch Linux official [community](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_repositories#community) repository.

# Usage

Run the script as root. See the included [man](https://github.com/graysky2/lostfiles/blob/master/doc/lostfiles.1) page for options and customization. Care should be taken in deciding which files might be extraneous, particularly when running in strict mode.

# Dependencies

This script is only for Linux distros that use pacman for package management.  All dependencies are including the Arch Linux base group but are listed out here for general info:

Executable | Arch package providing

--- | ---

bash | bash

comm | coreutils

find | findutils

pacman | pacman

sed | sed

sort | coreutils

tr | coreutils

xargs | findutils

## Links

Package: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/lostfiles/