3 ms·I use rsync --progress as a cp replacement when I feel like I need to know how the cp is going.by yellowbkpk 17y agoI use rsync --progress as a cp replacement when I feel like I need to know how the cp is going.erso 17y agoI use rsync -avzP exclusively now over cp ever since I tried copying ~7000 files from a USB drive and found cp choked less than 10% through. rsync is wonderful.leif 17y agoThe -z flag to rsync is not always the best choice, specifically when copying within one machine.