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8-bit wrote:...
It seems that a line "org_size=$(stat -c %s $sf);echo $org_size" with "$sf" being a file with path, that works fine in a terminal will not work in a gtkdialog script and gives me the filename with path followed by a Permission Denied message
...

ls --size $sf

puppyluvr wrote: Hello,
Have had a similar issue..
Tried to create a loop to read the size of the file to copy, divide by 10, and use that to control the progress bar, but as of yet to no avail...
Could you post the bash examples you spoke of??

#!/bin/bash
# Example: ./test original_file destination_file
usage()
{
   echo "Usage: $0 original_file destination_file"
   exit 1;
}

test $# == 2 || usage
orig_size=$(stat -c %s $1)

>$2
dest_size=0
cp -f $1 $2 &

while [ $orig_size -gt $dest_size ] ; do
   dest_size=$(stat -c %s $2)
   pct=$((( 69 * $dest_size ) / $orig_size ))

    echo -en "\r["
    for j in `seq 1 $pct`; do
        echo -n "="
    done
    echo -n ">"
    for j in `seq $pct 68`; do
        echo -n "."
    done
    echo -n "] "
    echo -n $((( 100 * $pct ) / 69 ))
    echo -n "%"
done
echo

#!/bin/bash
# File copy with progress indicators
# Example: ./test original_file destination_file

usage()
{
   echo "Usage: $0 original_file destination_file"
   exit 1;
}

test $# == 2 || usage

echo Preparing to copy
orig_size=$(stat -c %s $1)

>$2
dest_size=0
cp -f $1 $2 &

while [ $orig_size -gt $dest_size ] ; do
   dest_size=$(stat -c %s $2)
   pct=$((( 100 * $dest_size ) / $orig_size ))

if [ $pct -lt 10 ] ; then
   echo -en "#  $pct%\b\b\b\b"
else
   echo -en "#  $pct%\b\b\b\b\b"
fi
sleep 1
done
echo

8-bit wrote:L18L,
I tried the line you suggest and it needs further work on the string returned to just get the file size in bytes without the file name.
Also, when the line is used in gtkdialog, I get the same problem of my source file trying to execute.
If I use the file name and not a variable, it works. But if I try to use a variable containing the filename, it tries to execute the file name supplied.

pv - Shell pipeline element to meter data passing through

pv (Pipe Viewer) can be inserted into any normal pipeline between two processes to give a visual indication of how quickly data is passing through, how long it has taken, how near to completion it is, and an estimate of how long it will be until completion.

To use it, insert it in a pipeline between two processes, with the appropriate options. Its standard input will be passed through to its standard output and progress will be shown on standard error.

org_size=$(wc -c $sf | cut -d" " -f1)

wc: 'filename.ext': No such file or directory

8-bit wrote:
Also, thank you seaside for the deb. I will check it out although I am wanting to make this available to those that are not running a version of Puppy that supports deb files.