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Re:How is GNU `yes` so fast? by moosingin3space on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @10:13AM (#14544805)
Maybe this?

    yes | pv > /dev/null
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Re:How is GNU `yes` so fast? by wutbrodo on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @03:56PM (#14548064)
That's not quite apples-to-apples though:

cat /dev/zero | pv > /dev/null

uses a pipe like the 'yes' line above, but runs substantially slower on my computer than the redirect-only version.

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