You might want to try the sysutils/pv port, which is a small program that works like cat, but provides a progress bar.
On Sat, Mar 09, 2013 at 10:54:00AM +0100, Eduardo Morras wrote: > > Hello, > > 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. > > Maybe cat isn't the correct tool? > > Thanks. > > > --- --- > Eduardo Morras <emorr...@yahoo.es> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
