#
# copy files via tar -> normally faster coz its not byteperbyte but
# blockperblock.
#
# parameter:
#
#   1 upto last - 1 : files to copy
#   last            : destination dir
# 
# one has to be inside the source-dir

tarcp () {
	if (( $# >= 2 ))
	then
		echo "copy ${@[1, -2]} => ${@[-1]}"
        # http://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
		if which pv &> /dev/null
		then
			tar -cf - ${@[1, -2]} | pv -t -b -r | tar -C ${@[-1]} -xf -
		else
			tar -cvf - ${@[1, -2]} | tar -C ${@[-1]} -xvf -
		fi
	else
		"error, not enough parameters."
		return 1
	fi
}

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