Hello, I can't test now, but I think that a solution to you problem may be:
-using ibs=8k obs=8k instead of bs=8k ( a different ibs should work and
only reduce or improve performance)
and
-counting the _outputed_ blocks ( I don't know if there is a way to do
this )
.
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