pv

Monitor data flow.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$pv [OPTIONS] FILE

Examples

$pv file.txt > output.txt

Examples

$dd if=file.img | pv | dd of=/dev/sdX

Typical use cases

Monitor copy

pv file.txt > output.txt

Progress

dd if=file.img | pv | dd of=/dev/sdX

Note Pipe monitor.

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