From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from primenet.com.au (ns1.primenet.com.au [203.24.36.2]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id e9208bb6 for ; Tue, 9 Apr 2019 01:29:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 8053 invoked by alias); 9 Apr 2019 01:29:35 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: X-Seq: 23918 Received: (qmail 2782 invoked by uid 1010); 9 Apr 2019 01:29:35 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Diagnostics: from mta04.eastlink.ca by f.primenet.com.au (envelope-from , uid 7791) with qmail-scanner-2.11 (clamdscan: 0.101.1/25412. spamassassin: 3.4.2. Clear:RC:0(24.224.136.10):SA:0(-2.6/5.0):. Processed in 1.703142 secs); 09 Apr 2019 01:29:35 -0000 X-Envelope-From: rayandrews@eastlink.ca X-Qmail-Scanner-Mime-Attachments: | X-Qmail-Scanner-Zip-Files: | Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at _spf.eastlink.ca designates 24.224.136.10 as permitted sender) X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=X/As11be c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=cnjiLCurb0vjRq4CKMedvw==:117 a=cnjiLCurb0vjRq4CKMedvw==:17 a=jpOVt7BSZ2e4Z31A5e1TngXxSK0=:19 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=PwIVtxfxAAAA:8 a=hvzmtTEsXNRwxYA6Vk0A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=2hJyeZpncgggU2Ti3idy:22 X-Vade-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduuddrudeggdegiecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfgtefuvffnkffpmfdpqfgfvfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucenucfjughrpefuvfhfhffkffgfgggjtgfgsehtkeertddtfeejnecuhfhrohhmpeftrgihucetnhgurhgvfihsuceorhgrhigrnhgurhgvfihssegvrghsthhlihhnkhdrtggrqeenucffohhmrghinhepughrvggurgdrohhrghenucfkphepvdegrddvtdejrdduiedrudejgeenucfrrghrrghmpehinhgvthepvdegrddvtdejrdduiedrudejgedphhgvlhhopegludelvddrudeikedrtddrvdgnpdhmrghilhhfrhhomheprhgrhigrnhgurhgvfihssegvrghsthhlihhnkhdrtggrpdhrtghpthhtohepiihshhdquhhsvghrshesiihshhdrohhrghenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedt X-Vade-Score: 0 X-Vade-State: 0 X-EL-IP-NOAUTH: 24.207.16.174 Subject: Re: find duplicate files To: zsh-users@zsh.org References: <86v9zrbsic.fsf@zoho.eu> <20190406130242.GA29292@trot> <86tvfb9ore.fsf@zoho.eu> <86mul2apj8.fsf@zoho.eu> <20190408143748.GA21630@trot> <391277a7-d604-4c20-a666-a2886b1d2939@eastlink.ca> From: Ray Andrews Message-id: Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 18:28:54 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.5.1 MIME-version: 1.0 In-reply-to: Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit Content-language: en-CA On 2019-04-08 6:08 p.m., Jason L Tibbitts III wrote: > > RA> I'd have thought that for donkey's years there would be utilities > RA> that would let you find duplicates at various levels of rigour > RA> because it's so obviously an issue that's bound to come up. > > What makes you think that such utilities don't exist? I thought that they do exist, and many have been named. > The fact that > people discuss pure zsh ways to do something doesn't say much about > whether non-zsh things exist. Sure, as an exercise or some customization, but in this case it seemed like there was a genuine need, but the problem didn't seem exotic so I thought I'd ask.  Looks to me like an official 'zdupe' is in order and 90% already cooked. > > For example, I've used "duff" for this. http://duff.dreda.org/ What a fine document.  But why is so much computer documentation so bloody awful?