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Why not simply use ls -l on the target file? Or ls -lt | head on the directory? The -lt option makes ls to show long description, including size and timestamp, while sorting by timestamp. So you ...
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watchmaker
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2025-10-23T17:30:28Z (11 months ago)
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Why not simply use `ls -l` on the target file? Or `ls -lt | head` ?- The `-lt` option makes `ls` to show ***l***ong description, including size and timestamp, while sorting by ***t***imestamp.
- So you can see, from the timestamp, if the command has done recent changes, and from the size, what is the progress.
- Maybe you have to send the `cp` command to the background (preferably by adding an "&" at the end of it, or to open another shell.
- If something looks strange, you can uses `top` or `ps aguwx | grep <yourfilename>` to see if the process is still actve.
- Why not simply use `ls -l` on the target file? Or `ls -lt | head` on the directory?
- The `-lt` option makes `ls` to show ***l***ong description, including size and timestamp, while sorting by ***t***imestamp.
- So you can see, from the timestamp, if the command has done recent changes, and from the size, what is the progress.
- Maybe you have to send the `cp` command to the background (preferably by adding an "&" at the end of it, or to open another shell.
- If something looks strange, you can uses `top` or `ps aguwx | grep <yourfilename>` to see if the process is still actve.
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watchmaker
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2025-10-23T17:29:20Z (11 months ago)
Why not simply use `ls -l` on the target file? Or `ls -lt | head` ? The `-lt` option makes `ls` to show ***l***ong description, including size and timestamp, while sorting by ***t***imestamp. So you can see, from the timestamp, if the command has done recent changes, and from the size, what is the progress. Maybe you have to send the `cp` command to the background (preferably by adding an "&" at the end of it, or to open another shell. If something looks strange, you can uses `top` or `ps aguwx | grep <yourfilename>` to see if the process is still actve.