You can use this panel to perform operations on the files found in the scanned folders. You can view a plain-text list of found files, optionally filtered according to duplicate status, or run a program on a list of found files.
Process
Choose the type of file you want to process. You will typically want to operate on the duplicates of files, in which case the The other occurrences of a duplicate file option is usually the best choice.
List of files
The scrolling text area contains a list of files matched by the radio button selection above. You can review and/or copy and paste the contents of the text field into another application.
Run program
If you would like to run a program to process the files listed above, enter the path to the program into this field, or use the ... button to browse for a program. You can specify an Application or any executable program or script as the program to run.
Arguments
The program you have chosen in the field above might require certain arguments to control how it behaves. Edit the contents
of this field to include any required program arguments, using $1 to mark the location at which the file or files being processed should be inserted into the program’s list of arguments.
There is an example at the end of this help topic.
Argument options
When running the program to process the files, you may want the program to be run for each file in turn, or to be run once to process all the files in one go. Choose the strategy you prefer from the drop-down list. Most programs work best when processing one file at a time, and a more detailed indication of progress can be shown in this situation.
Save...
Click this button to save the list of files shown above to a (UTF-8) text file.
Run
Click this button to run the program that you have configured above. If the Run button is disabled, then the Run Program and/or Arguments fields haven’t been filled out correctly. A coloured indicator to the right of each field indicates whether the contents
of the field looks reasonable. In particular, don’t forget to include the $1 placeholder somewhere in the Arguments field.
Find Duplicate Files displays a progress window while the program runs, enabling you to stop the processing at any time. If
problems occur during processing, they are reported, and you can view additional details in the
Example: secure deletion of duplicate files
You can perform secure deletion using the /usr/bin/srm program as follows:
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Select The other occurrences of a duplicate file
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Enter
/usr/bin/srminto the Run program field -
Enter
-f $1into the Arguments field -
Select Run with one file at a time
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Click the Run button
Note that secure deletion cannot be undone unless you have access to a backup of the affected files.