Getting stats from dd -command

While trying to move the contents of one partition to another I used the dd -command like this:
(DO NOT cut'n'paste this command)

dd if=/dev/sda7 of=/dev/sda1

Here's how to get the progress of a long dd-copy:

1. Open up a terminal (T1) and run your dd-command.
2. Open another terminal (T2) by pressing Ctrl+Shift +T
3. In terminal T2 type in: ps aux | grep dd
4. Find the Pid for the dd-command
5. In terminal T2 type: kill -USR1 <pid>
6. Go back to T1 to see the stats printed.

Repeat points 5 and 6 to keep getting an update.

LVM Snapshot example

If your Linux is using LVM (Logical Volume Management) testing out or setting up can be much safer if you take a snapshot of your root partition. Here's a small but helpful example to help you do this quickly.