linux - Feeding get into pv and writing to log file not working -
so i'm trying feed output of file (that's retrieved using get) log file. what have this: whateverfile | pv > somefile.log i've tried feeding xargs: | pv whateverfile > somefile.log thoughts? in advance! from: http://www.cyberciti.biz/open-source/command-line-hacks/pv-command-examples/ pv -options input.file | command1 | pv -options > output.file so in case, like: pv input.file | | pv > somefile.log note : code untested.