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Unix / Linux: Print IO Statistics of Running dd Process

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Let’s say you have a dd process that is running. By default, dd will only print IO statistics once the job has been completed or if it is interrupted by a Ctrl-C (SIGINT) command. While the job is running, you will probably have no idea how much data has been copied, the current progress or the copying speed. But fret not, there is actually a way to get the IO statistics of a running dd process.