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Question

Tar

Here dd has an “analogue” dcfldd, which shows the process of work, but is there a thread for tar? Or maybe a key? And then it hangs - doing it, but how much did and how much more to do - it's not clear, I want to visualize (in the console, of course, without gui). Tell.

Answer 1

Hmm... you can combine tar with pv.
For example, when packing the /home directory:

tar -cvpf - /home | pv -s `du -sb /home | cut -f1` > /usr/backup/home.tar

Answer 2

dd has an "analogue"

dd can get by just fine with kill -USR1 <pid>.

Answer 3

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