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archives-progress-bar.sh
# Install linux pipe viewer and optional dialog
sudo apt-get install dialog
# Archive:
tar cf - /folder-with-big-files -P | pv -s $(du -sb /folder-with-big-files | awk '{print $1}') | gzip > big-files.tar.gz
# OSX:
tar cf - /folder-with-big-files -P | pv -s $(($(du -sk /folder-with-big-files | awk '{print $1}') * 1024)) | gzip > big-files.tar.gz
# Unarchive:
pv file.tgz | tar xzf - -C target_directory
# Unarchive with dialog (nicer command line view)
(pv -n file.tgz | tar -xzf - -C target_directory ) 2>&1 | dialog --gauge "Extracting file..." 6 50
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