# Install rdfind with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Find duplicate files based on content (NOT file names). Version 1.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-11. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rdfind. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:rdfind ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install rdfind ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install rdfind ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rdfind/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add rdfind ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rdfind from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install rdfind ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rdfind from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install rdfind ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rdfind from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#rdfind ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rd/rdfind/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S rdfind ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rdfind from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install rdfind ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rdfind from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:rdfind - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.8.0 - **Source summary:** Find duplicate files based on content (NOT file names) - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-11T18:07:38Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - rdfind (cli) - rdfind (alias) ## Dependencies - nettle ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.8.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-11 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://rdfind.pauldreik.se/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for rdfind. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** rdfind - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - rdfind - 1.6.0-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rdfind from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | find duplicate files utility | https://rdfind.pauldreik.se/ - Nix - rdfind: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rd/rdfind/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - rdfind - 1.6.0-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rdfind from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | find duplicate files utility | https://rdfind.pauldreik.se/ - apk - rdfind - 1.8.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rdfind from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Redundant data find - a program that finds duplicate files | https://rdfind.pauldreik.se - apk - rdfind-doc - 1.8.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rdfind-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Redundant data find - a program that finds duplicate files (documentation) | https://rdfind.pauldreik.se - dnf - rdfind - 1.8.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rdfind from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Program that finds duplicate files | https://rdfind.pauldreik.se/ - pacman - rdfind - 1.8.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rdfind from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Redundant data find - a program that finds duplicate files | https://rdfind.pauldreik.se - zypper - rdfind - 1.8.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rdfind from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Find duplicate files and replace them with symlinks or hardlinks | https://rdfind.pauldreik.se/ - MacPorts - rdfind: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rdfind/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/secret-risk-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [nettle](https://pkg.so/brew/nettle/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [duff](https://pkg.so/brew/duff/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, deduplication, duplicate-files, filesystem, system. - [acl](https://pkg.so/brew/acl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [fdupes](https://pkg.so/brew/fdupes/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, deduplication, duplicate-files, filesystem, system. - [jdupes](https://pkg.so/brew/jdupes/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, deduplication, duplicate-files, filesystem, system. - [dfc](https://pkg.so/brew/dfc/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [convmv](https://pkg.so/brew/convmv/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [rmlint](https://pkg.so/brew/rmlint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, deduplication, duplicate-files, filesystem, system. - [lstr](https://pkg.so/brew/lstr/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rdfind.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rdfind.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph