Razuuu/tar-progress-oneliner.sh

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tar-progress-oneliner.sh

SELFOLDER="/foldername/" tar cf - ${SELFOLDER} -P | pv -s $(du -sb ${SELFOLDER} | awk '{print $1}') | gzip > ${SELFOLDER}.tar.gz

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