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Install fclones with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper

Efficient Duplicate File Finder. Version 0.35.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fclones

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install fclones

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/fclones/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add fclones

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · fclones · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fclones

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fc/fclones/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S fclones

Arch Linux sync databases · fclones · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fclones

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fclones · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/fclones

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/fclones.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Efficient Duplicate File Finder

Commands and aliases

  • fclones

history

Project history and usage

fclones is a Rust command-line duplicate-file finder and remover aimed at large local filesystems, where speed, safe review before deletion, and scriptable output matter.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in June 2020, and its README describes the project as the command-line fclones tool plus core libraries, with a separate desktop frontend in fclones-gui. The early public tags start at 0.1.0 in June 2020, and later releases kept the same package identity while expanding the duplicate-finding and deduplication workflow.

The project was written in Rust with explicit attention to modern storage behavior: parallel directory scanning, device-aware access strategy, path-prefix compression for very large file sets, page-cache-friendly scanning on Linux, multiple hash choices, and optional persistent hash caching.

Adoption history

The upstream README documents official installation through the Snap Store, Homebrew on macOS and Linux, release artifacts attached to GitHub releases, and cargo install. It also points to third-party Arch Linux, Alpine Linux, and NixOS packages, which fits fclones into the package-manager ecosystem around Rust CLI replacements for older Unix utilities.

The supplied package metadata shows fclones present across Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Alpine, Scoop, and openSUSE-style packaging, reflecting adoption beyond a single operating system even though the README says it works best on Linux.

How it is used

The normal workflow is deliberately two-stage: run `fclones group` to produce a report, inspect or edit that report, then pipe it into `fclones remove`, `fclones move`, `fclones link`, or `fclones dedupe`. The README emphasizes `--dry-run`, JSON/CSV output, fdupes-compatible output, and integration with Unix tools such as `find`.

Package users tend to care about fclones when scanning very large photo, media, backup, or build trees where naive duplicate finders are too slow or too memory-hungry. Its ability to replace duplicates with hard links, symbolic links, or filesystem reflinks makes it useful both for cleanup and for storage deduplication experiments.

Why package nerds care

fclones represents the Rust-era file-management CLI pattern: a familiar Unix problem, packaged widely, with machine-readable output and careful performance notes instead of a small single-purpose C utility.

For package maintainers, it is notable because performance depends on platform behavior. Linux gets the fullest optimization set, while Windows lacks reflink support and non-Linux systems miss some low-level storage-ordering and page-cache optimizations.

Timeline

  • 2020: Public repository created and early 0.1.x tags published.
  • 2021: README examples show the 0.12-era workflow of grouping first, then linking or removing duplicates.
  • 2025: Version 0.35.0 tag published.

Related projects

  • The README names fclones-gui as the desktop frontend for the same duplicate-file-finding project.
  • The output format can be made compatible with fdupes, placing fclones in the same family as classic duplicate-file finders while adding Rust implementation and modern storage optimizations.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
fclonescliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.35.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.35.0

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fclones
Version0.35.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fclones
Homepagehttps://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones
Repositoryhttps://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones
Upstream docshttps://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones/archive/refs/tags/v0.35.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefclones
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

fclones

nix profile install nixpkgs#fclones
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fc/fclones/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

fclones 0.35.0-r0

Efficient duplicate file finder

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo apk add fclones
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fclones
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fclones from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fclones-bash-completion 0.35.0-r0

Bash completions for fclones

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo apk add fclones-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fclones
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fclones-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fclones-fish-completion 0.35.0-r0

Fish completions for fclones

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo apk add fclones-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fclones
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fclones-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fclones-zsh-completion 0.35.0-r0

Zsh completions for fclones

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo apk add fclones-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fclones
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fclones-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

fclones 0.35.0-2

Efficient Duplicate File Finder

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo pacman -S fclones
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: fclones from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

fclones 0.35.0-2.2

Finds duplicate, unique, under- or over-replicated files

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo zypper install fclones
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fclones
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fclones from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fclones-bash-completion 0.35.0-2.2

Bash Completion for fclones

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo zypper install fclones-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: fclones
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fclones-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fclones-fish-completion 0.35.0-2.2

Fish Completion for fclones

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo zypper install fclones-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: fclones
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fclones-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fclones-zsh-completion 0.35.0-2.2

ZSH Completion for fclones

https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones

sudo zypper install fclones-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: fclones
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fclones-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

fclones

sudo port install fclones
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fclones/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

extras/fclones

scoop install extras/fclones
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fclones
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fclones.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

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  • action-validatorShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust.
  • agent-browserShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

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