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Q&A Copy files while showing progress

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 ...

5 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Iizuki‭  ·  last activity 9mo ago by GeraldS‭

Question cli copy
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Iizuki‭ · 2025-10-23T07:40:49Z (11 months ago) 
Copy files while showing progress
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?**
cli copy