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Close-up of Dryer Lint

Cleaning up your filesystem is as important as cleaning the lint out of the dryer screen[1].


Find symbolic links that are broken

find . -type l -! -exec test -e {} \; -print

References

  1. Real lint from the dryer can be saved and used as an excellent fire-starter -- which is exactly why you also want to periodically clean it out of your ductwork!