pauldreik/rdfind
find duplicate files utility observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 39
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 380
- age_days: 3082
- days_rel: 192
- days_push: 39
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1304 stars · 95 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Rdfind is a command line utility that finds duplicate files by comparing file content rather than names. It can help reclaim disk space by identifying redundant data, e.g. in backup directories.
Use cases
- find duplicate files on disk
- clean up backup directories with redundant copies
- free up disk space by detecting identical files
- compare files by content not filename
- deduplicate a photo or media collection
When to choose
- you need a fast, mature CLI tool for content-based duplicate detection
- you want a simple Unix-style tool available in distro package managers
- you are cleaning up backups or large file trees
When to avoid
- you need a GUI duplicate finder
- you need fuzzy/similar (not exact) duplicate matching
- you need automatic deduplication with dedup filesystem features
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
file-system cli compression files developer-tools cli cross-platform duplicate-files disk-cleanup deduplication command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/pauldreik/rdfind · fetched 2026-08-28 · b132218e42ab
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pauldreik/rdfind | main | 76 |
For agents
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