pv

Monitor data flow.

Ubuntu CentOS Debian SUSE Fedora Arch Alpine macOS

Verified: 2025-09-22

Syntax

$pv [OPTIONS] DATEI

Examples

$pv file.txt > output.txt

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

Typical use cases

Standard usage

pv --help

Note Pipe monitor.

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