macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rmlintlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rmlintMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/rmlint/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3839
Install rmlint with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Extremely fast tool to remove dupes and other lint from your filesystem. Version 2.10.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rmlint.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add rmlintAlpine Linux edge package indexes · rmlint · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rmlintDebian stable package indexes · rmlint · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install rmlintFedora Rawhide package metadata · rmlint · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rmlintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/rm/rmlint/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Extremely fast tool to remove dupes and other lint from your filesystem
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rmlint
history
Project history and usage
rmlint is a high-performance filesystem linter that finds duplicate files and other cleanup candidates and produces reviewable reports or cleanup scripts.
Project history
Christopher Pahl began rmlint in 2010 as a faster alternative to fdupes. The project subsequently underwent a substantial rewrite for its 2.x generation and developed into a C and GLib-based filesystem scanner with configurable hashing, traversal, ranking, and output behavior.
Daniel Thomas contributed from 2014, and later maintainers continued the 2.x line. The project built extensive Sphinx documentation, a replayable JSON workflow, and filesystem-aware cleanup strategies including hardlinks, reflinks, and native deduplication.
Adoption history
rmlint has been packaged by numerous Unix-like distributions and package systems. Its official installation guide documents availability through Fedora, Arch Linux, Debian, Homebrew, and FreeBSD, while the supplied package facts also identify Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and Ubuntu packages.
Since rmlint 2.4.0, the distribution has included the optional Shredder GTK interface, broadening the project beyond its original command-line audience while preserving the review-before-removal workflow.
How it is used
Users normally run rmlint against one or more directories. The default workflow writes human-readable results, JSON data, and an executable rmlint.sh cleanup script; the scan itself does not immediately remove the discovered files.
Advanced users select individual lint types, rank which duplicate should be retained, replay prior JSON results, choose checksum algorithms, and configure hardlink, reflink, or native-deduplication output.
Why package nerds care
rmlint separates discovery from destructive action: it scans the filesystem and emits reviewable reports and, by default, an executable cleanup script. That design is attractive to administrators who want automation without silently deleting files during the scan.
It is more than a duplicate finder. It can identify duplicate directories, empty files and directories, broken symbolic links, bad user or group identifiers, and unstripped binaries, with output formats suited to scripts and data processing.
Timeline
- 2010: Christopher Pahl began rmlint as a faster alternative to fdupes.
- 2014: Daniel Thomas joined the documented author group.
- 2015: The rewritten rmlint 2.x generation became established.
- 2016: Version 2.4.0 introduced the optional Shredder graphical interface.
- 2025: Version 2.10.3 was released.
Related projects
- The project's history places rmlint in the same duplicate-file ecosystem as fdupes. Shredder is the graphical interface shipped with rmlint.
Sources
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.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rmlint | cli | global 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version2.10.3
manager updated2026-09-12
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.10.3
https://github.com/sahib/rmlint
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rmlint |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.10.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rmlint |
| Homepage | https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/en/master/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/sahib/rmlint |
| Upstream docs | https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/en/master/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/sahib/rmlint/archive/refs/tags/v2.10.3.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-12T10:47:28Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib, json-glib |
| Build dependencies | gettext, pkgconf, scons, sphinx-doc |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rmlint |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
rmlint 2.10.2-0.2
Extremely fast tool to remove filesystem lint
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/
sudo apt install rmlint- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
Debian apt95%
rmlint-doc 2.10.2-0.2
HTML documentation for rmlint
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/
sudo apt install rmlint-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: rmlint
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
Debian apt95%
rmlint-gui 2.10.2-0.2
GTK+ frontend to rmlint
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/
sudo apt install rmlint-gui- Section: utils
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: rmlint
- 8 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
Nix95%
rmlint
nix profile install nixpkgs#rmlint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
Ubuntu apt95%
rmlint 2.9.0-2.3
Extremely fast tool to remove filesystem lint
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/
sudo apt install rmlint- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
Ubuntu apt95%
rmlint-doc 2.9.0-2.3
HTML documentation for rmlint
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/
sudo apt install rmlint-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: rmlint
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
Ubuntu apt95%
rmlint-gui 2.9.0-2.3
GTK+ frontend to rmlint
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/
sudo apt install rmlint-gui- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: rmlint
- 8 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
apk95%
rmlint 2.10.3-r1
Remove duplicates and other lint from your filesystem
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
sudo apk add rmlint- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rmlint
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
apk95%
rmlint-doc 2.10.3-r1
Remove duplicates and other lint from your filesystem (documentation)
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
sudo apk add rmlint-doc- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rmlint
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
apk95%
rmlint-lang 2.10.3-r1
Languages for package rmlint
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
sudo apk add rmlint-lang- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rmlint
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
apk95%
rmlint-shredder 2.10.3-r1
Remove duplicates and other lint from your filesystem
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
sudo apk add rmlint-shredder- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rmlint
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
apk95%
rmlint-shredder-pyc 2.10.3-r1
Precompiled Python bytecode for rmlint-shredder
https://rmlint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
sudo apk add rmlint-shredder-pyc- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rmlint
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
dnf95%
rmlint 2.10.3-8.fc45
Find space waste and other broken things on your filesystem
sudo dnf install rmlint- License: GPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND (CC0-1.0 OR Apache-2.0 OR OpenSSL) AND LicenseRef-Callaway-Public-Domain
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rmlint
- 9 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
dnf95%
rmlint-gui 2.10.3-8.fc45
Find space waste and other broken things on your filesystem
sudo dnf install rmlint-gui- License: GPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND (CC0-1.0 OR Apache-2.0 OR OpenSSL) AND LicenseRef-Callaway-Public-Domain
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: rmlint
- 6 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
MacPorts95%
rmlint
sudo port install rmlint- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rmlint
source trail
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- curated package history
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