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show progress while using cp command

hi there,

just asking, is there a way to show progress while running a cp command in the linux terminal. I am using Ubuntu Desktop 12.10.

You can try with verbose mode. But I am not sure whether you will see the progress in cp command, but you will see which files are being copied.

Code:

cp -v /file/to/copy /destination/directory/

or

cp -arvf /directory/to/copy/ /destination/directory/

Instead cp you can use rsync to see the progress. Rsync is widely used for backups and mirroring and as an improved copy command for everyday use.

Code:

rsync -avz --progress /file/to/copy /destination/directory/

or

rsync -avz --progress -e ssh /source/directory username@remote_PC_IP:/destination/directory/