# pv
> Monitor the progress of data through a pipe

## Summary
A pipe viewer that shows progress bars, throughput, and ETA for data flowing through pipelines.

## Capabilities
- Show progress bar for piped data
- Display transfer rate and ETA
- Rate limiting for data flow
- Can be inserted into any pipeline

## When to Use
- You want to monitor progress of long-running pipe operations
- You need to see how fast data is moving through a pipeline

## When NOT to Use
- You need progress for non-pipe operations
- You need detailed per-file progress

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/pv
