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COPYING FILES SHOWING PROGRESS

rsync tool allow us to copy files and directories.
#aptitude install rsync # we install rsync.

-P option shows copying file progress
$rsync -P source_file dest_file

-v shows more information ( verbose mode )
$rsync -vP source_file dest_file

if you copy whole directories: (-r recurse)
$rsync -vrP source_directory destination

More info:
$man rsync

rsync is a far more powerful tool than simply copying files. It synchronizes contents, send files between different machines, etc.