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Re: slow down dd - how?



On Thursday 08 July 2010 10:51:15 Jozsi Avadkan wrote:
> How can I slow down dd?
> 
> Does ionice work properly?

For me, ionice does *work*, but it is not always enough to keep things 
"snappy".

If ionice is not enough for you, the "pv" utility works similarly to "dd", but 
has support for a "speed limit".
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