Information about the package, pv, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pv package is designed for, A tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline.
Package Name:
pv
Summary:
A tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline
Description:
PV ("Pipe Viewer") is a tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline. It 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.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.1.4
Release:
3.el6
Size:
34 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
Artistic 2.0
Control the pv package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pv
This command will install pv on the server.
yum remove pv
This command will un-install pv on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pv, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pv
This command will un-install pv on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove pv when using the -y flag.
yum update pv
This command will update pv to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pv, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pv
This command will update pv to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove pv when using the -y flag.
yum info pv
This command will show you core information about the pv package.
yum deplist pv
This command will show you the dependencies for pv. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update pv
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pv. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.