14 Oct 09 dd progress update
While a long `dd’ is running, how can you get a progress update?
kill -USR1 `pidof dd`
This will send the SIGUSR1 signal to dd, which according to it’s man page causes it print it’s progress to STDERR. Useful to know..
Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
|
I'm Adam Palmer, and I'm a PHP Programmer, Web Security Consultant, and Linux Consultant.
I run 'APNIC Solutions Ltd' and spend most of my time consulting, managing server clusters, and writing PHP, whilst what little spare time I have is dedicated to playing with gadgets.
|
