# Install fdupes

Identify or delete duplicate files. Version 2.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:fdupes
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install fdupes
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install fdupes
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fdupes/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add fdupes
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdupes from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install fdupes
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fdupes from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install fdupes
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fdupes from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#fdupes
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fd/fdupes/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S fdupes
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fdupes from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install fdupes
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fdupes from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:fdupes
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fdupes>
- **Version:** 2.4.0
- **Source summary:** Identify or delete duplicate files
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/releases/download/v2.4.0/fdupes-2.4.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- fdupes (cli)
- fdupes (alias)

## Dependencies

- pcre2

## macOS Provided Libraries

- ncurses
- sqlite

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.4.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** fdupes
- **Version Scheme:** 1
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - fdupes - 1:2.3.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fdupes from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | identifies duplicate files within given directories | https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
- Nix - fdupes: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fd/fdupes/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - fdupes - 1:2.3.0-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fdupes from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | identifies duplicate files within given directories | https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
- apk - fdupes - 2.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdupes from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | identifying or deleting duplicate files residing within specified directories | https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
- apk - fdupes-doc - 2.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdupes-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | identifying or deleting duplicate files residing within specified directories (documentation) | https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
- dnf - fdupes - 2.4.0-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fdupes from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Finds duplicate files in a given set of directories | https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
- pacman - fdupes - 1:2.4.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: fdupes from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | a program for identifying or deleting duplicate files residing within specified directories | https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
- zypper - fdupes - 2.4.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fdupes from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Tool to identify or delete duplicate files | https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
- MacPorts - fdupes: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fdupes/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [pcre2](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/pcre2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [czkawka](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/czkawka/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, duplicate, duplicate-files, file, file-management.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
