pv

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1. Usage

  • gzip progress

    pv access.log | gzip > access.log.gz # pv acts as cat here
    
  • Show disk io speed and compression speed

    pv -cN source access.log | gzip | pv -cN gzip > access.log.gz # -N: Named, -c: Formatting
    
  • tar

    tar -czf - . | pv > out.tgz # tar progress
    
  • Random

    pv /dev/zero > /dev/null # for fun
    

Created: 2024-07-16 Tue 16:44

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