Expand the explanation of "--name" and "--cursor" and remove "you".
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@@ -214,9 +214,8 @@ of the terminal changes while the transfer is running.
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.TP
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.BI \-N\ NAME \fR,\ \fB\-\-name\ NAME
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Prefix the output information with \fINAME\fR.
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Useful in conjunction with \*(lq\fB\-\-cursor\fR\*(rq if you have a
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complicated pipeline and you want to be able to tell different parts of it
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apart.
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Often used with \*(lq\fB\-\-cursor\fR\*(rq to identify each progress bar in
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a pipeline containing more than one \fBpv\fR.
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.TP
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.BI \-u\ STYLE \fR,\ \fB\-\-bar\-style\ STYLE
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Change the default progress bar style shown by \*(lq\fB\-\-progress\fR\*(rq,
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@@ -252,10 +251,20 @@ not a terminal.
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This option forces it to do so.
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.TP
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.B \-c, \-\-cursor
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Use cursor positioning escape sequences instead of just using carriage
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returns.
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This is useful in conjunction with \*(lq\fB\-\-name\fR\*(rq if you are using
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multiple \fBpv\fR invocations in a single pipeline.
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Use cursor positioning escape sequences to move to the initial terminal row
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when updating the display, instead of only using carriage returns.
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This allows multiple \fBpv\fR instances to show progress on the same
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terminal together.
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.IP
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For example:
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.IP
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.in +4
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.EX
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pv --cursor --name input file.gz | gzip -d | pv --cursor --name output > file
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.EE
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.in
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.IP
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As the example shows, this is often used with \*(lq\fB\-\-name\fR\*(rq.
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.\"
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.SS "Data transfer modifiers"
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.TP
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@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ are explicitly switched on will be shown.
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**-N NAME, \--name NAME**
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: Prefix the output information with *NAME*. Useful in conjunction
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with "**\--cursor**" if you have a complicated pipeline and you want
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to be able to tell different parts of it apart.
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: Prefix the output information with *NAME*. Often used with
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"**\--cursor**" to identify each progress bar in a pipeline
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containing more than one **pv**.
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**-u STYLE, \--bar-style STYLE**
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@@ -261,9 +261,16 @@ are explicitly switched on will be shown.
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**-c, \--cursor**
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: Use cursor positioning escape sequences instead of just using
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carriage returns. This is useful in conjunction with "**\--name**"
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if you are using multiple **pv** invocations in a single pipeline.
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: Use cursor positioning escape sequences to move to the initial
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terminal row when updating the display, instead of only using
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carriage returns. This allows multiple **pv** instances to show
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progress on the same terminal together.
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For example:
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pv --cursor --name input file.gz | gzip -d | pv --cursor --name output > file
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As the example shows, this is often used with "**\--name**".
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## Data transfer modifiers
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