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The standard cp tool from GNU coreutils just copies files silently. This can be a little unnerving when copying large chunks of data. You're left to wonder whether it's actually doing something or just got stuck.

How to copy files and directories in terminal while displaying some kind of progress information?

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"The standard cp tool from GNU coreutils just copies files silently." Well, they are designed to d... (2 comments)
You could use rsync instead of cp. Or try https://linux.die.net/man/1/progress (3 comments)
"The standard cp tool from GNU coreutils just copies files silently." Well, they are designed to d...
watchmaker‭ wrote 11 months ago

"The standard cp tool from GNU coreutils just copies files silently."

Well, they are designed to do it this way, silently, efficiently, and not acting for show.

Unix is not MS Windows, not for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinkenlights and sound effect entertainment.

Iizuki‭ wrote 11 months ago

Sure, cp does exactly what it's supposed to do. It's a great tool, but sometimes you just need to do something slightly different.