![]() Starting a command from the terminal window can sometimes feel like a long-haul flight without a video screen. You also get some statistics, such as an expected time of arrival (ETA), which is great. But how do you know if you are on track, on time, or way behind schedule? If you don’t want to watch the in-flight movie you can usually switch your video screen to show a map with the position of your aircraft on it. You know how long the flight is expected to take. If you are on a long haul flight on an aircraft without video screens in the seatbacks, it isn’t easy to know how far through your journey you are. ![]() You’ll see an estimated time until completion, too. These utilities will give you progress bars for commands that don’t normally have any. Instead of flying blind, use the Linux pv and progress commands to track a command’s progress.
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