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# and also on Linux, a SIGINFO signal to the process id of a dd process will show you the status, and then continue. | # and also on Linux, a SIGINFO signal to the process id of a dd process will show you the status, and then continue. | ||
kill -USR1 $(pidof dd) | kill -USR1 $(pidof dd) | ||
# a local copy is MUCH faster than a network copy -- getting 17 MB/s instead of ~400 kB/s | |||
sudo dd if=/dev/sda5 bs=4096 conv=noerror of=/media/disk-a/backups/sheila-laptop/acer.image.5 | |||
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