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| You can't with cp(1), but you can either: * build one yourself with tools such as [http://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml pv] or [http://clpbar.sourceforge.net/ clpbar]; * use some other tool, e.g. [http://members.iinet.net.au/~lynx/vcp/ vcp]. |
* build one yourself with tools such as [[http://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml|pv]] or [[http://clpbar.sourceforge.net/|clpbar]]; * use some other tool, e.g. [[http://members.iinet.net.au/~lynx/vcp/|vcp]]. |
How can I see a progress bar when copying/moving files?
You can't with cp(1), but you can either:
You may want to use pv(1) since it's packaged for many systems. In that case, it's convenient if you create a function or script to wrap it.
For example:
pv "$1" > "$2/${1##*/}"This lacks error checking and support for moving files.