Status of "dd" process
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:51 am
[PROBLEM]
When using the powerful tool "dd", it would sometimes be nice to know how much data is has already copied. By default it's not outputting anything until it's done.
[SOLUTION]
Sending a "USR1" signal to the dd process, will make it output its status:
In case you'd like to have status information printed out every x seconds, just use "watch" in combination:
When using the powerful tool "dd", it would sometimes be nice to know how much data is has already copied. By default it's not outputting anything until it's done.
[SOLUTION]
Sending a "USR1" signal to the dd process, will make it output its status:
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kill -USR1 <process_id_of_dd>Code: Select all
watch -n <seconds> kill -USR1 <process_id_of_dd>