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No. pv shows a progress bar when data is moving through a pipe. This samples data as it moves through a pipe. The difference being, pv is more like a fancy ver
by mbreese 5y ago
No. pv shows a progress bar when data is moving through a pipe. This samples data as it moves through a pipe.
The difference being, pv is more like a fancy version of cat (and more, but that’s the primary use case). This samples data that is being piped around, so you can see the actual data, not just the progress.