Originally posted by: Edward Davignon
The only other package that I use regularly from Michael Perzl's excellent AIX Open Source packages is pv -- Pipe View, for monitoring if transfers and pipelines are working and when they should finish.
$ sudo yum info pv
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Installed Packages
Name : pv
Arch : ppc
Version : 1.6.0
Release : 1
Size : 115 k
Repo : installed
From repo : Perzl_AIX72
Summary : Monitor the progress of data through a pipe
URL : http://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
License : Artistic 2.0
Description : PV ("Pipe Viewer") is a tool for monitoring the progress of data through a
: pipeline. It can be inserted into any normal pipeline between two processes
: to give a visual indication of how quickly data is passing through, how long
: it has taken, how near to completion it is, and an estimate of how long it
: will be until completion.