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Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying?

From Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying?
Date 2013-04-21 03:41 +0000
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On 2013-04-19, Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-201304.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> wrote:
> www <xs...@yahoo.com> [w]:
> w> I am copying a lot of files from one place to another. It would
> w> be helpful for me to know it has finished 20%, 30%, 90% etc. Is
> w> there a way to know that?
>
> If you have a rough idea of the input data size, use a tool like pipemeter
>
> 	tar -cf - -C /source/directory . |
>         pipemeter -s SIZE_OF_INPUT_DATA | 
> 	ssh user@some_other_locaion  \  
>         	tar -xf - -C /target/directory
>
> It will give you a nice progress bar and a rough ETA.

In case someone/I haven't mentioned it, 'pv' (pipe viewer) also
gives progress info; in case you can't find pipemeter.

-- 
Robert Riches
spamtrap42@jacob21819.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

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is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? www <xsli2@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-17 11:45 -0700
  Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-04-17 20:31 +0100
  Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-04-17 20:38 +0000
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-04-17 16:07 -0500
      Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2013-04-18 11:29 +0200
        Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-04-18 15:44 +0000
          Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2013-04-18 18:38 +0200
            Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-04-18 16:50 +0000
              Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2013-04-18 23:32 +0200
                Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-04-18 23:13 +0000
                Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-04-19 08:57 +0100
                Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2013-04-19 13:31 +0200
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2013-04-17 22:23 +0000
      Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2013-04-18 03:53 +0000
  Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-04-17 16:53 -0400
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2013-04-19 01:05 +0000
      Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2013-04-23 15:23 +0100
  Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-04-17 22:44 +0000
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-04-17 23:04 +0000
  Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress  of   copying? Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-201304.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2013-04-20 00:37 +0200
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress  of copying? Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-04-20 18:21 +0200
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress  of   copying? Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2013-04-21 03:41 +0000
  Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? www <xsli2@yahoo.com> - 2013-04-22 05:36 -0700
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2013-04-22 14:55 +0000
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2013-04-22 16:11 +0100
    Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying? Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-04-22 17:36 +0000

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