Is there a way to show progress when copying/moving files using the command line?

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sometimes with large files it takes a while and some sort of progress bar to know that its still working would be nice.

See also [this related question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/17275/progress-and-speed-with-cp/201292#201292). — , May 05 '13 at 00:31

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered May 03 '13 at 02:58

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rsync --progress $SRC $DEST can show you the percentage of what has been copied so far.

answered May 03 '13 at 02:58

Dr.Tower

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered May 03 '13 at 01:38

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Try -v after the command to do your command in verbose mode.

answered May 03 '13 at 01:38

16trohrt

as near as I can tell, that doesn't show a progress meter. Just says "File -> File" and no bar. – user218314 May 03 '13 at 02:16

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