diff -Nur file_orig/src/copy.c file_new/src/copy.c
--- file_orig/src/copy.c	2001-01-13 16:49:43.000000000 +0100
+++ file_new/src/copy.c	2002-09-18 20:37:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@
   off_t n_read_total = 0;
   int last_write_made_hole = 0;
   int make_holes = (x->sparse_mode == SPARSE_ALWAYS);
+  int t_read = 0;
+  int p_stat = 0;
 
   source_desc = open (src_path, O_RDONLY);
   if (source_desc < 0)
@@ -336,12 +338,40 @@
 	}
       if (ip == 0)
 	{
-	  if (full_write (dest_desc, buf, n_read) < 0)
+	  int n_written = 0;
+	  n_written = full_write (dest_desc, buf, n_read);
+	  if (n_written < 0)
 	    {
 	      error (0, errno, _("writing %s"), quote (dst_path));
 	      return_val = -1;
 	      goto close_src_and_dst_desc;
 	    }
+	  else if (x->dotted_copy_style)
+	    { /* TODO: insert dotted copy style */
+	      int f_size = (int)sb.st_size;
+	      t_read += n_written;
+	      if ( (int)(((float)t_read / (float)f_size) * 100) > p_stat)
+	        {
+		  p_stat = (int)(((float)t_read / (float)f_size) * 100);
+		  if (p_stat < 100)
+		    {
+		      if (p_stat < 10)
+		        {
+		          printf("
%s -> %s:   %i%% copied", quote (src_path), quote (dst_path), p_stat);
+		        }
+		     else
+		        {
+			  printf("
%s -> %s:  %i%% copied", quote (src_path), quote (dst_path), p_stat);
+		        }
+		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      printf("
%s -> %s: %i%% copied\n", quote (src_path), quote (dst_path), p_stat);
+		    }
+		  fflush(stdout);
+	        }
+	    }
+	
 	  last_write_made_hole = 0;
 	}
     }
diff -Nur file_orig/src/copy.h file_new/src/copy.h
--- file_orig/src/copy.h	2001-01-14 12:03:30.000000000 +0100
+++ file_new/src/copy.h	2002-09-18 19:42:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 struct cp_options
 {
   enum backup_type backup_type;
+  int dotted_copy_style;
+  /* If 1, shows x% copied */
 
   /* If nonzero, copy all files except (directories and, if not dereferencing
      them, symbolic links,) as if they were regular files. */
diff -Nur file_orig/src/cp.c file_new/src/cp.c
--- file_orig/src/cp.c	2001-02-03 17:48:34.000000000 +0100
+++ file_new/src/cp.c	2002-09-18 19:40:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@
   x->myeuid = geteuid ();
   x->move_mode = 0;
   x->one_file_system = 0;
+  x->dotted_copy_style = 0;
 
   x->preserve_owner_and_group = 0;
   x->preserve_chmod_bits = 0;
@@ -719,7 +720,7 @@
      we'll actually use backup_suffix_string.  */
   backup_suffix_string = getenv ("SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX");
 
-  while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "abdfHilLprsuvxPRS:V:", long_opts, NULL))
+  while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "abdDfHilLprsuvxPRS:V:", long_opts, NULL))
 	 != -1)
     {
       switch (c)
@@ -759,6 +760,10 @@
 	  x.dereference = DEREF_NEVER;
 	  break;
 
+	case 'D':
+	  x.dotted_copy_style = 1;
+	  break;
+
 	case 'f':
 	  x.unlink_dest_after_failed_open = 1;
 	  break;
diff -Nur file_orig/src/mv.c file_new/src/mv.c
--- file_orig/src/mv.c	2001-02-03 17:48:34.000000000 +0100
+++ file_new/src/mv.c	2002-09-18 19:41:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
   x->symbolic_link = 0;
   x->set_mode = 0;
   x->mode = 0;
+  x->dotted_copy_style = 0;
 
   /* Find out the current file creation mask, to knock the right bits
      when using chmod.  The creation mask is set to be liberal, so
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@
 
   errors = 0;
 
-  while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "bfiuvS:V:", long_options, NULL)) != -1)
+  while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "bDfiuvS:V:", long_options, NULL)) != -1)
     {
       switch (c)
 	{
@@ -413,6 +414,9 @@
 	  if (optarg)
 	    version_control_string = optarg;
 	  break;
+	case 'D':
+	  x.dotted_copy_style = 1;
+	  break;
 	case 'f':
 	  x.interactive = 0;
 	  break;