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The only thing I'd like "new" in cp is an optional progress indicator, for large files Btw, copying files is mostly bound by disk speed (or network if share),

The only thing I'd like "new" in cp is an optional progress indicator, for large files Btw, copying files is mostly bound by disk speed (or network if share), not so much by CPU, so it doesn't seem to be a valid reason to rewrite it in Rust for cpu performance...

Y_Y 5y ago
You can get progress for cp by piping through pv from moreutils. What I do though is use rsync -P, which accepts most of cp syntax.
- _joel 5y ago
  I also use pv when dd'ing stuff. Super useful, no need to send USR1 signals
  - zajio1am 5y ago
    There is status=progress dd option.
    - _joel 5y ago
      Depends which dd you use and what version.
- selfhoster11 5y ago
  That's for one file. It won't help for directories, unless you tar on one side and then untar on the other.