cd /path/a
find -type f -print | list_of_a.output 
while read line; do md5sum "${line}"; done < list_of_a.output  | md5sum_a.output
cd /path/b
find -type f -print | list_of_b.output 
while read line; do md5sum "${line}"; done < list_of_b.output  | md5sum_b.output

#!/bin/bash

readonly list_a="md5sum_a.output"
readonly list_b="md5sum_b.output"
readonly function=$1


delete_from_b() {
# this will remove it from B, since it's already present in A
# this is sort of janky code to prompt, but pass n so I can test
if [[ "${function}" == "delete" ]];
then
	yes n |rm -i "${path_b:3}"
else
	ls -l "${path_b:3}"
fi
}

main() {
# load each item of line A, make it an array, and then compare it to each sum in line B
num_a="0"
num_b="0"
while read line;
do
	# increment by one to sort of give some idea of progress
	let "num_a++"
	# returns the hash
	hash_a=`echo -n "$line"| awk '{print $1}'`
	# returns the full path
	path_a=`echo -n "$line"| awk '{$1=""}1'`
	echo "Processing file $num_a path=${path_a} hash=${hash_a}"
	# really bad comparision attempt, should be fun
	while read line;
		do
		        # incremember by one to sort of give some idea of progress
			let "num_b++"
			# returns the hash
        		hash_b=`echo -n "$line"| awk '{print $1}'`
		        # returns the full path
		        path_b=`echo -n "$line"| awk '{$1=""}1'`
		        echo "Comparing to file $num_b path=${path_b} hash=${hash_b}"
			if [[ "${hash_a}" == "${hash_b}" ]];
				then
					echo "files match"
					delete_from_b
			else
				echo "files don't match"
			fi
		# since there's no internal matches, there's no need to continue
		break
		done < ${list_b}
done < ${list_a}
}

main

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