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FSlint: annoyingly vague, but useful

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 1 comment
Linux Journal; By Bruce Byfield
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Version 2.20 of FSlint is a program whose functionality is at odds with its design. On the one hand, a program for -- as the name suggests --- locating and removing unnecessary or useless material ("lint") from a filesystem is a handy one to install. On the other hand, a rough interface with cryptic buttons and options and a lack of anything except minimal help files makes accessing its options a bit of a challenge, especially at first.

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Here's the program link

http://www.pixelbeat.org/fslint/

I've been using an older version on and off. It's pretty useful for helping clean out the ever-growing supply of stuff on the file server and disks.

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