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Diffstat (limited to 'progress.1')
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: progress.1,v 1.8 2004/03/25 20:29:51 hubertf Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: progress.1,v 1.9 2004/04/03 06:19:22 lukem Exp $ .\" -.\" Copyright (c) 2003 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. +.\" Copyright (c) 2003,2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" This code is derived from software contributed to The NetBSD Foundation @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd March 5, 2004 +.Dd April 3, 2004 .Dt PROGRESS 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ instead of standard input. Use the specified length for the time estimate, rather than attempting to .Xr fstat 2 the input. +An optional suffix (per +.Xr strsuftoll 3 ) +may be given. .It Fl p Ar prefix Print the given .Dq prefix @@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ is specified, calculate the length using exits 0 on success. .Sh EXAMPLES The command -.Ic progress -zf file.tar.gz tar xf - +.Dl progress -zf file.tar.gz tar xf - will extract the .Pa file.tar.gz displaying the progress bar as time passes: @@ -103,10 +106,22 @@ displaying the progress bar as time passes: .Pp If it is preferred to monitor the progress of the decompression process (unlikely), then -.Ic progress -f file.tar.gz tar zxf - +.Dl progress -f file.tar.gz tar zxf - could be used. +.Pp +The command +.Dl dd if=/dev/rwd0d ibs=64k | \e +.Dl progress -l 120g dd of=/dev/rwd1d obs=64k +will copy the 120 GB disk +.Sy wd0 +.Pa ( /dev/rwd0d ) +to +.Sy wd1 +.Pa ( /dev/rwd1d ) , +displaying a progress bar during the operation. .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr ftp 1 +.Xr ftp 1 , +.Xr strsuftoll 3 .Sh HISTORY .Nm first appeared in |