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twigmac/remove-duplicate-files
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Recursively remove duplicate files on the command line.

v1.0.4(1y ago)03GPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=8.2

Since Nov 7Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Remove Duplicate Files
======================

[](#remove-duplicate-files)

Recursively find and remove duplicate files on the command line.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

You will need PHP 8.2 or higher to run the script.

Standalone Usage
----------------

[](#standalone-usage)

Use either of the following commands to get usage instructions.

```
# use the entrypoint script
bin/remove-duplicate-files --help

# use the Phar file
bin/remove-duplicate-files.phar --help

```

Usage as Vendor Package
-----------------------

[](#usage-as-vendor-package)

When using it as a vendor package, first install it.

```
composer require twigmac/remove-duplicate-files

```

After installing the package, you can run the binary from the vendor directory.

```
vendor/bin/remove-duplicate-files --help

```

Usage Examples
--------------

[](#usage-examples)

```
# This will find up to 100 duplicate files in the second directory but will not remove anything (dry-run).
bin/remove-duplicate-files --verbose /home/example/Downloads/Photos /home/example/Backups/Photos

# This will remove up to 5000 duplicate files in the second directory and will keep them in the first directory
# but it will ask you for permission before each file.
bin/remove-duplicate-files --verbose --limit=5000 --really /home/example/Downloads/Photos /home/example/Backups/Photos

# This will remove up to 5000 duplicate files in the second directory and will keep them in the first directory
# without asking for permission.
bin/remove-duplicate-files --verbose --limit=5000 --really --force /home/example/Downloads/Photos /home/example/Backups/Photos

```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance38

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

5

Last Release

558d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d786b4815d1f9b3d5117de3c06fc101b2aba2231673d5eb7cf280af456110f8e?d=identicon)[twigmac](/maintainers/twigmac)

---

Top Contributors

[![twigmac](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5116050?v=4)](https://github.com/twigmac "twigmac (12 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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