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

From Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: is there a cp command feature showing the percentage progress of copying?
Date 2013-04-17 23:04 +0000
Message-ID <20130417185623.258@0.0.0> (permalink)
References <0b78f734-80d7-4161-a1b9-138539c40232@googlegroups.com> <20130417182610.547@0.0.0>

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On 2013-04-17, Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> wrote:
> On 2013-04-17, www <xsli2@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I am copying a lot of files from one place to another. 
>> It would be helpful for me to know it has finished 20%, 
>> 30%, 90% etc. Is there a way to know that?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> Install gcp and python-progressbar. That will give you
> the results you desire.
>
> http://dev.man-online.org/man1/gcp/
>
> You may be able to pipe cp through pv.
> I have not done so with cp, but did use
> it a while back with dd to get a progress bar
> using it, while imaging a large partition.
>
> http://linux.die.net/man/1/pv

Example gcp:
root@aptosid-msi:/home/kirk# gcp -rf /home/kirk/.claws-mail /mnt/sdb15
Copying 6.61 MiB 100% |########<snip>#######|   3.38 M/s Time: 00:00:02
                  ^                   ^
		  |                   |
             Percent completed     Bar increases
	     shows here

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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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