Replaces dd?
I use pv(1) all the time. Not a standard command, but everyone should install it and start using it. It replaces dd for most use cases and Just Does The Right Thing by default. It's part of my required packages list on every system, along with strace, htop, iotop, and vim.https://twitter.com/Yeah1Whatever/status/991568978479910913 …
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dd is useless most of the time. You can just pipe to/from block devices normally, e.g. with cat. pv is smart enough to query stdin *or* stdout device size and use it to show the progress bar and determine ETA. zcat file.img.gz | pv > /dev/sdc will use size of /dev/sdc.
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@Yeah1Whatever I also use it every time I deal with big files (or slow media/connection).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I'd add tmux, atop, nmap and ncdu to that list
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I don't use even 10% of its features. For console use what else would you use. Nano? *that* is lacking features. Emacs? Massive bloated behemoth. I use Kate for development, but that's something to use from a workstation, not something to install on every machine I touch.
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dd in newer versions also shows progress information: dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/null status=progress
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No actual progress bar, percentage, or ETA. It only shows what pv shows in dumb pipe mode.
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