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+#!/usr/bin/env nu
+
+let root = input "enter linearized directory path: "
+mkdir $root
+
+if (ls $root | is-not-empty) {
+  print $"(ansi red)directory not empty, delete it and try again(ansi reset)"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+let source = input "enter directory to linearize: "
+
+ls ...(glob $"($source)/**/*")
+| where type == file
+| group-by size | values
+| each {|group|
+  if ($group | length) == 1 {
+    return $group
+  }
+
+  let by_identity = $group
+  | each { insert hash (open $in.name | hash sha256) }
+  | group-by hash | values
+
+  $by_identity
+  | filter { ($in | length) > 1 }
+  | each {|entries|
+    print $"found identical files: \n- (ansi red)($entries | get name | str join $'(ansi reset)\n- (ansi red)')(ansi reset)"
+  }
+
+  $by_identity
+  | each { get 0 }
+}
+| flatten
+| each {|entry|
+  let parse = $entry.name | path parse
+
+  let date = $entry.modified | format date "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"
+  let name = $"($date)-($entry.hash? | default "unique" | str substring ..6)-($parse.stem).($parse.extension)"
+
+  print $"creating (ansi green)($name)(ansi reset)"
+  ln $entry.name ($root | path join $name)
+}
+| ignore