Comments on: How to Monitor Progress of (Copy/Backup/Compress) Data using ‘pv’ Command

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:45:04 +0000

In reply to Tom.

@Tom,

It can be frustrating when basic features like progress tracking aren’t built into Linux tools by default. Using tools like `pv` helps, but I agree, having more built-in functionalities would be more convenient.

The need to write or analyze code for basic tasks can indeed feel like a waste of time.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:39:13 +0000

I actually cannot understand why tracking progress is not a default crucial feature of every tool made for Linux. You always need workarounds like `pv` (pipe viewer) and other existing solutions. By the way, I dislike that many basic features in Linux require writing your own code or searching for one on the internet. The problem is, I have to analyze that code first because I don't want to run any code without knowing what it does. It's a total waste of user time.

By: red

red — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:58:08 +0000

Can you explain pv with cp command? I can't seem to get it working.

By: xrkr

xrkr — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 06:03:25 +0000

In reply to Aaron Kili.

Hello Aaron/Kk,

Was there any conclusion? We observed a similar lag while using pv command to transfer the files over the p2p network. The pv command didn’t return to the command prompt quickly while over the LAN it was quick.

By: Aaron Kili

Aaron Kili — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:28:48 +0000

In reply to kk.

@kk

This is quite interesting! We have to investigate this further, to come up with a solid conclusion. Many thanks for sharing this concern.