pv

Install command: 
brew install pv

Also known as: pipeviewer

Monitor data's progress through a pipe

https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml

License: Artistic-2.0

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/pv.json

Formula code: pv.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 1.12.7

Depends on:

gettext 1.0 GNU internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) library

Uses from macOS: ncurses

Binaries: pv

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days30,086
Downloads946,174
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Analytics:

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Installs4,4178,59445,484
Installs (--HEAD)61077
Installs on Request4,3698,43444,444
Installs on Request (--HEAD)61077
Build Errors1