progress

Hello I have started a dd clone dd if=/dev/raid5/raidp1 of=/dev/ad8 And it keeps running for quite a while now. And I'd like to estimate if the process is still working and how long it might take to finish. Top suggests that all is still fine: PID USERNAME THR PRI NICE SIZE RES...

Hi, I'm a student and I have to create a script, but I want to show a progress bar when the script is making a backup. For example, I'm making a full backup of the FreeBSD system and while the script is making the job, I want to show a progress or a bar percent completed, is that possible on...