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# Convert and copy a file (AKA: Destroyer of Disks)
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# installed with the following command: apt-get install pv zenity
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pv -n /dev/zero | dd of=/dev/null bs=128M conv=notrunc,noerror
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# introduced in coreutils v8.24.
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# introduced in CoreUtils v8.24.
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null bs=128M status=progress
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