zcatp

#!/bin/bash
 
if [[ "$#" == 0 ]]; then
echo "
 Version 1.0
 Fancy zcat that shows progress.
 Arg should be a gziped file ending in .gz
 Syntax:  bzcat <path_to_file_or_folder>
"
exit
fi
 
SRC=$1
 
gunzip -c $SRC | pv -s $(gzip -l $SRC | awk '{print $2}' | sed -n 2p)