# tqdm > Show progress over time of a command. > More information: . - Show iterations per second and use `stdout` afterwards: `{{seq 10000000}} | tqdm | {{command}}` - Create a progress bar: `{{seq 10000000}} | tqdm --total {{10000000}} | {{command}}` - Create an archive out of a directory and use the file count of that directory to create a progress bar: `zip {{[-r|--recurse-paths]}} {{path/to/archive.zip}} {{path/to/directory}} | tqdm --total $(find {{path/to/directory}} | wc {{[-l|--lines]}}) --unit files --null` - Create an archive with tar and create a progress bar (system agnostic, GNU tar uses `stdout` while BSD tar uses `stderr`): `tar vzcf {{path/to/archive.tar.gz}} {{path/to/directory}} 2>&1 | tqdm --total $(find {{path/to/directory}} | wc {{[-l|--lines]}}) --unit files --null`