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Find sparse files in Linux

find ./ -type f -printf "%S\t%p\n" | awk '$1 < 1.0 {print}'

find ./ -type f -printf "%S\t%p\n" | awk '$1 < 1.0 {print $2}'



To find and remove the sparse files:
find ./ -type f -printf "%S\t%p\n" | awk '$1 < 1.0 {print $2}' | xargs rm -f



To find and compress the sparse files:
find ./ -type f -printf "%S\t%p\n" | awk '$1 < 1.0 {print $2}' | xargs -I {} sh -c "tar -Sczvf {}.tar.gz {}; rm -f {}"



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