go-dupefinder

README

dupefinder

Application finds duplicate files for the specified directory by computing hash of files. Results are displayed in console grouped by hash

dupefinder - cli tool that finds duplicate files on you file system using sha256 hashing algorithm

Usage:
  dupefinder [params] <root path>
Example:
  dupefinder -e node_modules ./project


Params:
  -e value
        List of excluded folders
  -h    see full help
  -p int
        sets paralelization level for hashing (default 10)
  -st int
        sets size threshold in kb
  -v    version

TODO:

• Create basic file walker
• Add basic parameter to cli
• Add ability to provide more dirs to check
• Create output variants (text, json, yaml)
• Add parameter for hash block variable
• Create parameter for block size
• Implement lazy equality check (if first block do not match, do not calculate full hash)

Dependencies

project do not have any external dependency

Build

if using windows: go build -o dupefinder.exe .

if using linux: go build -o dupefinder .

Running

To run application find executable and execute following command in terminal:

./dupefinder <root path for recursive search>