diff --git a/gnu/packages/pv.scm b/gnu/packages/pv.scm index db6c3dd669..3a38dbf53f 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/pv.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/pv.scm @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU ;;; Copyright © 2015 Claes Wallin +;;; Copyright © 2021 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice ;;; ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix. ;;; @@ -38,9 +39,10 @@ (define-public pv (home-page "https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml") (synopsis "Pipeline progress indicator") (description - "pv (Pipe Viewer) is a terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress + "@acronym{pv, Pipe Viewer} is a terminal tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline. It can be inserted into any normal pipeline -between two processes to give a visual indication of how quickly data is -passing through, how long it has taken, how near to completion it is, and an -estimate of how long it will be until completion.") +between two processes. It gives a visual indication of how quickly data is +passing through, how much has been transferred and how near to completion it is +(with a progress bar), how long it has taken, and an estimate of the remaining +time before completion.") (license artistic2.0)))