Space efficient software package management

摘要

A space management tool can consolidate the duplicate files in the software packages while maintaining the file structure of the software packages. The space management tool can search the software packages to identify duplicate files and consolidate the duplicate files without altering the file structure of the software packages. In particular, the space management tool can consolidate the storage space utilized by the software packages by removing duplicate files in the software packages and replacing the removed files with a reference to the remaining file.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining, by a processor, a plurality of duplicate files, each of the plurality of duplicate files being associated with a different software package of a set of software packages stored in a computer readable storage device and each of the software packages comprising a file structure; removing, by the processor, one of the plurality of duplicate files from a storage location in the computer readable storage device; and storing, by the processor, in the storage location, a reference to a remaining one of the plurality of duplicate files, wherein the file structure of each of the software packages is maintained.