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# bd duplicates

> Find and optionally merge duplicate issues

Generated from `bd help --doc duplicates`.

Find issues with identical content (title, description, design, acceptance criteria).
Groups issues by content hash and reports duplicates with suggested merge targets.
The merge target is chosen by:

1. Reference count (most referenced issue wins)
2. Lexicographically smallest ID if reference counts are equal
   Only groups issues with matching status (open with open, closed with closed).
   Example:
   bd duplicates                    # Show all duplicate groups
   bd duplicates --auto-merge       # Automatically merge all duplicates
   bd duplicates --dry-run          # Show what would be merged

```
bd duplicates [flags]
```

**Flags:**

```
      --auto-merge   Automatically merge all duplicates
      --dry-run      Show what would be merged without making changes
```