DIY: Find Duplicate Files in System
Understand how to process a list of directory paths with files and their contents to find groups of duplicate files by matching their content. This lesson guides you through implementing a function to return duplicate file path groups, helping you handle real-world scenarios of file deduplication with practical coding techniques.
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Problem statement
Suppose you are given a list, paths, of directory information, including the directory path and all the files with contents in this directory. Your task is to return a list where each element is the path of all the files in the file system that have the same content.
Note: You can return the final answer in any order. At least two files that have the same content are considered to be a group of duplicate files.
A single directory information string in paths has the following ...