Problem: Find Duplicate File in System
Understand how to identify groups of duplicate files in a file system by leveraging hash tables in JavaScript. This lesson guides you through parsing directory and file data, organizing file paths by content, and efficiently detecting duplicates with a clear step-by-step method.
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Statement
You are given a list paths, where each element is a string representing directory information. Each string contains a directory path followed by one or more files along with their contents in the following format:
"root/d1/d2/.../dm f1.txt(f1_content) f2.txt(f2_content) ... fn.txt(fn_content)"
This indicates that there are n files (f1.txt, f2.txt, …, fn.txt) with contents (f1_content, f2_content, …, fn_content) respectively, all located in the directory "root/d1/d2/.../dm". Here, n m m
Your task is to identify all groups of duplicate files in the file system. A group of duplicate files consists of at least
"directory_path/file_name.txt"
Return a list of all such groups. The answer may be returned in any order.
Note: You may assume that no files or directories share the same name within the same directory, and that each given directory info string represents a unique directory.
Constraints:
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