Bash Script For Determining ETA for .tar.gz compression

Here’s a basic bash script that will determine the estimated time it will take to compress a directory using .tar.gz. NOTE: If you have a basic linux installation then you will need to install the pv utility for monitoring piped data. # install on fedora/centos $: yum install pv # install on ubuntu/debian $: apt-get install pv It will show […]