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progress bar UI for s3 copying

Freshover 12 years ago
Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

So I can have an idea how my transfer is doing please

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Solution: progress bar UI for s3 copying

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If you're in higher latency parts of the world where connectivity isn't great (e.g. Australia), not having the progress output appear until after the first 5 MB is insufficient. I regularly upload 100 MB files from Sydney to an S3 bucket in the East US and it's beyond frustrating to have no output from the CLI. Expected behavior: 1. Upload a file from the CLI with _aws s3 cp s3://bucket/file.ext

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  1. 1

    If you're in higher latency parts of the world where connectivity isn't great (e

    If you're in higher latency parts of the world where connectivity isn't great (e.g. Australia), not having the progress output appear until after the first 5 MB is insufficient. I regularly upload 100 MB files from Sydney to an S3 bucket in the East US and it's beyond frustrating to have no output from the CLI.

  2. 2

    Expected behavior:

    1. Upload a file from the CLI with _aws s3 cp s3://bucket/file.ext_ 2. View file progress/output as soon as the command executes

  3. 3

    Current behavior:

    1. Upload a file from the CLI with _aws s3 s3://bucket/file.ext_ 2. Sit at an empty terminal for extended periods of time

  4. 4

    The current behavior leads to a poor interaction and negatively impacts the expe

    The current behavior leads to a poor interaction and negatively impacts the experience of the _aws s3_ sp command. Would it be possible to reopen and address this?

Validation

Resolved in aws/aws-cli GitHub issue #312. Community reactions: 11 upvotes.

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Last verified Mar 14, 2026

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