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This is a quick bash script I wrote to walk through directories and delete duplicate photos based on MD5.

It was written for a specific scenario and I highly advise against using it as-is. Instead, read through it and tweak it to your own situation. I would appreciate any feedback.

HF="$PWD/hashes.out"
echo HF=$HF
rm "$HF"
touch "$HF"
for x in `ls -bd *`; do
 echo x=$x
 cd $x
 for y in *; do
 m=`md5sum "$y" | awk -F '{print $1}'`
 echo $y: $m
 g=`grep $m "$HF"`
 echo g=$g
 if [[ "$g" != "" ]]; then
 echo "MATCH!!";
 echo rm "$y"
 else
 echo "no match"
 echo $m >> "$HF"
 fi
 done
 cd ..
done