Bug#593260: ITP: bar -- Show information about a data transfer
On ma, 2010-08-16 at 20:36 +0200, Georges Khaznadar wrote:
> Bar is a simple tool to process a stream of data and print a display for
> the user on stderr showing (a) the amount of data passed, (b) the
> throughput of the data transfer, and, if the total size of the data stream
> is known, (c) estimated time remaining, percent complete, and a progress bar.
> .
> Bar was originally written for the purpose of estimating the amount of time
> needed to transfer large amounts (many, many gigabytes) of data across a
> network. (Usually in an SSH/tar pipe.
How does this compare to the pv tool in the package of the same name?
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