A utility that informs you whether a file is present anywhere in the filesystem.
A utility that informs you whether a file is present anywhere in the filesystem.
You're looking for a tool that scans your filesystem for duplicate files and generates checksums like MD5 to store them in a lookup table. There are Linux utilities such as `md5sum` and `duplicate-finder` that can help identify duplicates, but you might also consider writing a script to automate this process. If you're open to external solutions, check for packages like `ripgrep` or `find` combined with custom logic.
They definitely exist and likely appear in many repositories across every distribution. You can try it yourself—remember, the fdupes tool works well for this.
Fdupes seems to match exactly what you needed. Thanks a lot!