Can I copy a folder with a progress bar?

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I want to copy a folder with some kind of progress bar. I tried "pv" (Pipe Viewer) but it seems there is no way to copy a folder.

Actually I'm not interested in using a script for pv - I would prefer some 'ready-to-go' package.

See also pv for directory copy – Stéphane Chazelas Jan 21 '14 at 14:12 — Stéphane Chazelas, Jan 21 '14 at 14:12

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 21 '14 at 14:02

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You could try rsync, it has a --progress option and it can copy recursively -r and -v will add more output.

rsync -r --progress srcdir destdir

answered Jan 21 '14 at 14:02

X Tian

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This gives per file progress... Pretty useless for me, as I want to know when everything finishes – Cookie Jun 17 '15 at 08:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 21 '14 at 14:02

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Have you tried rsync with the --progress option? You can use rsync locally - doesn't need to be across a network. Here are some examples.

answered Jan 21 '14 at 14:02

Geeb

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