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From: Richard Tobin <richard@inf.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: How to know % of read file in cat?
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> I use cat to read a file and pass it to another app, the command is this:
> 
> camibar% cat file.git | fossil import --git file.fossil
> 
> It takes a lot of time, file.git is 12GB, and i want to know if
> there's some 'magic' trick can I use to show me how many bytes or
> the % of the file.git cat sent to the other app.

Use dd (see man page) instead of cat, and control-T will show you how
much it has transferred.

-- Richard

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