I actually forgot to share this earlier today. I've been distracted/otherwise engaged. You can monitor the progress of rsync easily. I also show you a way to backup your /home directory with rsync, but that's tangential. The main point is that you can easily monitor the progress when you're transferring files with rsync.
It's a weekend. So, it's an article.
Monitor Progress With RSYNC • Linux Tips
When you're moving a lot of files around you might want to know the progress, so here's how you monitor progress with rsync.
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It's a weekend. So, it's an article.