pv: pv (Pipe Viewer) pv: pv: Pipe Viewer is a terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of pv: data through a pipeline. It can be inserted into any normal pipeline pv: between two processes to give a visual indication of how quickly data pv: is passing through, how long it has taken, how near to completion pv: it is, and an estimate of how long it will be until completion. pv: pv: Homepage: http://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml pv: pv: