dupe_finder_proposal.txt

task 1 remove duplicates;

make list of duplicates

duplicate_list[] = file[2]

for duplicate_list:
        # get both parents of each file.
        path1 = file[0].parent
        path2 = file[1].parent
        # perform path ordering so same 2 paths make the same key
        parents[path1;path2] ++

        sort_highest_first(parents)

for sort parents[]:
        res = path_diff (path1,path2)
        if res == identical { prompt for path to delete; }
        if res != identical { prompt for direction to sync;  delete source; }



task 2 merge repository source -> destination;

make list of duplicates

for sort parents[]:
        if res != identical { copy from source to destination; delete source; }

sync remaining files