Re^2: Finding old copies of files

Same name and size, in:

$known_files{$file}{$size} = 1;
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An MD5 or SHA-256 sum would catch different files of the same size. However, they are computationally intense and in this use case overkill. I'm making one authoritative version and then revising after things are cleaned up. Thus any changed files are likely to get changed a few more times.

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Re^3: Finding old copies of files by afoken (Chancellor) on Feb 27, 2021 at 15:29 UTC
An MD5 or SHA-256 sum would catch different files of the same size. However, they are computationally intense and in this use case overkill Calculating the MD5 of a file should not be significantly slower than copying the file on a modern computer. You could even optimize by delaying the MD5 calculation until you find a second file with same size and base name. Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply]
Re^3: Finding old copies of files by afoken (Chancellor) on Feb 28, 2021 at 09:49 UTC
`$known_files{$file}{$size} = 1;` [download] Change that to ... `$known_files{$file}{$size}++;` [download] ... and you know how many (possible) duplicates you have found. Alexander -- Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Finding old copies of files by parv (Vicar) on Feb 27, 2021 at 20:32 UTC
Ah, right; I had missed that. Appreciate the correction.	[reply]


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