https://github.com/nir3x/hardlinkdeduplicator
HardLink Deduplicator - Detect and Manage Duplicate Files with Hard Links
https://github.com/nir3x/hardlinkdeduplicator
command-line-tool deduplication duplicate-files file-management go golang hardlink ntfs storage-tools
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HardLink Deduplicator - Detect and Manage Duplicate Files with Hard Links
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nir3x/hardlinkdeduplicator
- Owner: NIR3X
- License: agpl-3.0
- Created: 2024-02-03T19:12:50.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-02-16T04:13:39.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-02-16T05:22:52.416Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: command-line-tool, deduplication, duplicate-files, file-management, go, golang, hardlink, ntfs, storage-tools
- Language: Go
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- Size: 24.4 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# HardLink Deduplicator - Detect and Manage Duplicate Files with Hard Links
## Overview
HardLink Deduplicator is a tool for detecting and managing duplicate files on your system by utilizing hard links. It helps in reducing storage space usage by creating hard links between identical files.
## Features
- Detect and report duplicate files.
- Deduplicate files by creating hard links.
- Option to keep only one extra copy of the file or remove all duplicates.
- Minimum file size setting to consider for deduplication.
## Installation
### Prerequisites
- Supported operating systems: Windows
- Go version 1.14 or higher
### Installation Steps
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/NIR3X/hardlinkdeduplicator
```
2. Change to the project directory:
```bash
cd hardlinkdeduplicator
```
3. Build the project:
```bash
go build -o hardlinkdeduplicator.exe .\cmd\hardlinkdeduplicator
```
4. Run the executable:
```bash
.\hardlinkdeduplicator -h
```
## Usage
```bash
.\hardlinkdeduplicator [options] path
```
## Options
* `-a`: Remove all duplicates (default is to keep one extra copy of the file).
* `-d`: Deduplicate files (not just report duplicates).
* `-s`: Minimum file size to consider for deduplication (in bytes).
* `-v`: Verbose output.
## Example
```bash
.\hardlinkdeduplicator -a -d -s 1024 -v C:\Path\To\Directory
```
## License
[](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html)
This program is Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your
will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the
[GNU Affero General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html) as
published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.