[plug] dd progress indicator

Cameron Patrick cameron at patrick.wattle.id.au
Wed Sep 15 15:10:25 WST 2004


Brad Campbell wrote:

> Here is a different way to divest the feline of pelt.
> dd if=/server/store/ISO/Win2k.iso | pipebench | dd of=/raid0/Win2k.iso
> Speed and progress indicator in 1 !

There is but one flaw to this cunning plan:

# apt-get install pipebench
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package pipebench

Gah, foiled by my own laziness, if I ever want to use it I'll have to
compile it myself :-)

Cameron.




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