czkawka_cli: How to use the results.txt

[tuxflo]

I scanned a rather large collection of files using this command:

czkawka_cli dup -r /mnt/mymedia -d /mnt/disk/usb/ -f results.txt 

Then I checked the results in the terminal log and in the resulting files to confirm that only the files I expected to be duplicates are present. Then I wanted to do the "next step" and delete the duplicates. I scrolled through the instructions, but couldn't find a way to tell czkawka to reuse the already processed results.txt. Now I wonder if I just missed something or that this isn't provided by czkawka_cli?
Do I really need to parse the txt myself for the deletion?

[tayfuryldz]

You didn't miss an import option. -f/--file-to-save is an output-only option; the CLI doesn't currently read a previous results.txt back in as a deletion plan.

Since /mnt/mymedia is your reference directory, it is protected from deletion. The intended flow is to run the duplicate scan again with the same directories and a delete method. I'd preview it first:

czkawka_cli dup -r /mnt/mymedia -d /mnt/disk/usb/ -D AEN -Q

Then, once the preview matches what you expect, you can use the same scan with the deletion strategy you want; -y moves selected files to trash instead of permanently deleting them.

So yes: if you specifically want to act on the already-written results.txt without rescanning, that would require external parsing.

[tuxflo]

Thanks for the reply. The thing is: when I need to run the czkawka_cli dup again it takes a pretty long time, since the disk I try to check is only attached via USB. Even the "prehashing" takes pretty long time that's why I thought this could be skipped if the already existing results.txt file can be used.