---
name: "fslint"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fslint"
version: "2.46-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fslint"
---

# fslint(1)

A GUI wrapper for the individual fslint command line tools

## NAME

fslint-gui - A GUI wrapper for the individual fslint command line tools

## SYNOPSIS

**fslint-gui** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*PATHS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

fslint is a toolset to find various problems with filesystems, including duplicate files and problematic filenames etc.

Individual command line tools are available in addition to the GUI and to access them, one can change to, or add to $PATH the /usr/share/fslint/fslint directory on a standard install. Each of these commands in that directory have a --help option which further details its parameters.

**findup** - find DUPlicate files

**findnl** - find Name Lint (problems with filenames)

**findu8** - find filenames with invalid utf8 encoding

**findbl** - find Bad Links (various problems with symlinks)

**findsn** - find Same Name (problems with clashing names)

**finded** - find Empty Directories

**findid** - find files with dead user IDs

**findns** - find Non Stripped executables

**findrs** - find Redundant Whitespace in files

**findtf** - find Temporary Files

**findul** - find possibly Unused Libraries

**zipdir** - Reclaim wasted space in ext2 directory entries

## PARAMETERS

If \[PATHS\] are specified, they become the default search path, otherwise the current directory becomes the default.

- **-f**

  always print full paths even if only a single path is specified

- **-r**

  turn OFF recursion

- **--version**

  Display the fslint version and exit

- **--help**

  Display help for tool specific options

## AUTHOR

Written by Padraig Brady

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<P@draigBrady.com\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2000-2009 Padraig Brady \<P@draigBrady.com\>.\

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details, which is available at www.gnu.org