macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install progresslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install progressMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/progress/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 4201
Install progress with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Coreutils progress viewer. Version 0.17 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install progress.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add progressAlpine Linux edge package indexes · progress · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install progressDebian stable package indexes · progress · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install progressFedora Rawhide package metadata · progress · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#progressnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pr/progress/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S progressArch Linux sync databases · progress · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install progressopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · progress · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Coreutils progress viewer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- progress
history
Project history and usage
progress is a lightweight terminal tool that reports completion percentage, throughput, and estimated time for running file-processing commands such as cp, mv, dd, tar, gzip, and cat.
Project history
The project was originally known as cv, short for Coreutils Viewer, and was later renamed progress. It was developed as a small C program that discovers running file-oriented commands and estimates their completion without requiring cooperation from those commands.
The implementation primarily scans Linux procfs for interesting commands, open file descriptors, and seek positions. The official documentation also describes FreeBSD and macOS support, with macOS using libproc.
Adoption history
The official README documents packages for Debian-family systems, Arch Linux, Fedora, openSUSE, Homebrew, and MacPorts. The supplied facts additionally record Alpine Linux, Nix, Ubuntu, and other distribution packaging.
This broad packaging lets users add progress reporting to familiar file utilities without replacing those utilities or changing the command that launched the operation.
How it is used
Running progress displays detectable operations once; monitoring options provide continuous or top-like views. Users can watch all relevant processes, filter by command, or attach monitoring to a particular process ID.
Why package nerds care
progress exemplifies the Unix practice of observing an existing process instead of wrapping or modifying it. Package enthusiasts value its narrow purpose, tiny C implementation, and ability to retrofit visibility onto commands that historically offered little or no progress feedback.
Its rename from cv to progress is part of its packaging identity: the clearer name improved discoverability while preserving the project's role as a Coreutils Viewer.
Timeline
- Early project history: Released under the name cv, meaning Coreutils Viewer.
- Later project history: Renamed progress after repeated user requests.
- Present: Packaged across major Linux distributions and macOS package managers, with Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS support documented upstream.
Related projects
- GNU coreutils
- cp
- mv
- dd
- pv
- watch
- procfs
Sources
- https://github.com/Xfennec/progress#readme
- https://github.com/Xfennec/progress/blob/master/progress.1
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
progress | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version0.17
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.17
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:progress |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.17 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/progress |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Xfennec/progress |
| Repository | https://github.com/Xfennec/progress |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Xfennec/progress/archive/refs/tags/v0.17.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T12:24:57Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | progress |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
progress 0.17-1
Coreutils Progress Viewer (formerly known as 'cv')
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo apt install progress- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
Nix95%
progress
nix profile install nixpkgs#progress- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
Ubuntu apt95%
progress 0.17-1
Coreutils Progress Viewer (formerly known as 'cv')
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo apt install progress- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
apk95%
progress 0.17-r3
Coreutils Progress Viewer
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo apk add progress- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: progress
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
apk95%
progress-doc 0.17-r3
Coreutils Progress Viewer (documentation)
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo apk add progress-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: progress
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
apk95%
progress-zsh-completion 0.17-r3
Zsh completions for progress
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo apk add progress-zsh-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: progress
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
dnf95%
progress 0.17-7.fc45
Coreutils Viewer
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo dnf install progress- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: progress
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
pacman95%
progress 0.17-2
Shows running coreutils basic commands and displays stats
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo pacman -S progress- License: GPL3
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
zypper95%
progress 0.17-1.9
Coreutils Viewer
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo zypper install progress- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Console
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: progress
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
zypper95%
progress-zsh-completion 0.17-1.9
ZSH Completion for progress
https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
sudo zypper install progress-zsh-completion- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Tools/Other
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: progress
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
MacPorts95%
progress
sudo port install progress- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Progress
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation