Re:Show HN: Linux tool to show progress for cp, rm, dd, etc.
by ithkuil on Saturday July 12, 2014 @10:15PM
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Cool, didn't know about that pv had a remote control.
Anyway, if cp -R had a progress bar it would behave the same way, i.e. it would have first to recursively stat the source the same way as du does, and only then it could start reporting a completion percentage.
Anyway, if cp -R had a progress bar it would behave the same way, i.e. it would have first to recursively stat the source the same way as du does, and only then it could start reporting a completion percentage.