1 # Parallel copy
   2 # Because we are copying the current directory, make sure $dst is correct
   3 find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -print0 | parallel -q0 -j4 echo cp -avn {} $dst
   4 
   5 # Check MP3s in parallel, many arguments per invocation
   6 parallel -m mp3check -Sqe ::: *mp3
   7 
   8 # Run commands in a file parallel
   9 parallel < commands.txt
  10 
  11 # Parallel equivalent of
  12 # `find $DIRECTORY -type f -exec sha1sum '{}' \; > $DIRECTORY.sha1`
  13 find $DIRECTORY -type f -print0 | parallel -q0 -k sha1sum > $DIRECTORY.sha1
  14 
  15 # Quickly get hash of large file. Reads in 1G chunks, multiple CPUs, and outputs 1 hash.
  16 parallel --block=1G --pipepart -a $LARGE_FILE --progress --recend '' -k sha1sum | sha1sum