Skill Detail
Find and group duplicate files across large trees before cleanup migration or backup with fclones
Scan large directory trees for duplicate or under-replicated files, then review grouped results before cleanup actions.
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INSTALL WITH ANY AGENT
npx skills add agentskillexchange/skills --skill find-and-group-duplicate-files-across-large-trees-before-cleanup-migration-or-backup-with-fclones
Works best when you want a reusable capability, not another fragile one-off prompt.
At a glance
Tools required
fclones CLI and access to the directory trees being audited
Install & setup
Install from crates.io with `cargo install fclones` or use the project release binaries, then run `fclones group <path>` to produce reviewable duplicate groups before any cleanup action.
Author
pkolaczk
Publisher
Individual
Last updated
Apr 17, 2026
Quick brief
Use fclones when an agent needs a bounded dedupe workflow on a real filesystem: scan a tree, group duplicate files, and hand back reviewable groups before deletion, linking, migration, or backup cleanup. The skill is narrower than a general file manager or storage platform listing.
How it works
What this skill actually does
Invoke it instead of ad hoc shell scripting when the job is specifically duplicate-file discovery with large-tree performance and explicit review boundaries. The workflow stays operator-shaped around reporting and cleanup preparation, not broad storage administration.