Linux dd Command Show Progress Copy Bar With Status

Copy /dev/sda to /deb/some_device

 pv -tpreb /dev/sda | dd of=/dev/some_device bs=64M 

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Using tar over SSH

tar zcvf - /home/selivanov | ssh selivanov@skynet "cat > /home/selivanov/backup.tar.gz"