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How to show linux "cmp" command progress?

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Mar 15, 20262684 views
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Is there a way to show the progress when running the cmp command? Comparing large files or partitions using cmp can take a while. I have searched google and used man cmp, but failed to find any useful information. With the 'dd' command for example executing makes dd output its status in the console…

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kill -USR1 [pid_of_dd]

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