diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/datastructures.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/datastructures.rs
index 8380965a9..c9c89e858 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/datastructures.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/datastructures.rs
@@ -7,72 +7,11 @@
 // spell-checker:ignore ctable, outfile
 
 use std::error::Error;
-use std::time;
 
 use uucore::error::UError;
 
 use crate::conversion_tables::*;
 
-pub struct ProgUpdate {
-    pub read_stat: ReadStat,
-    pub write_stat: WriteStat,
-    pub duration: time::Duration,
-}
-
-impl ProgUpdate {
-    pub(crate) fn new(
-        read_stat: ReadStat,
-        write_stat: WriteStat,
-        duration: time::Duration,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            read_stat,
-            write_stat,
-            duration,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
-pub struct ReadStat {
-    pub reads_complete: u64,
-    pub reads_partial: u64,
-    pub records_truncated: u32,
-}
-
-impl ReadStat {
-    /// Whether this counter has zero complete reads and zero partial reads.
-    pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.reads_complete == 0 && self.reads_partial == 0
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::ops::AddAssign for ReadStat {
-    fn add_assign(&mut self, other: Self) {
-        *self = Self {
-            reads_complete: self.reads_complete + other.reads_complete,
-            reads_partial: self.reads_partial + other.reads_partial,
-            records_truncated: self.records_truncated + other.records_truncated,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
-pub struct WriteStat {
-    pub writes_complete: u64,
-    pub writes_partial: u64,
-    pub bytes_total: u128,
-}
-impl std::ops::AddAssign for WriteStat {
-    fn add_assign(&mut self, other: Self) {
-        *self = Self {
-            writes_complete: self.writes_complete + other.writes_complete,
-            writes_partial: self.writes_partial + other.writes_partial,
-            bytes_total: self.bytes_total + other.bytes_total,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 type Cbs = usize;
 
 /// Stores all Conv Flags that apply to the input
@@ -138,15 +77,6 @@ pub struct OFlags {
     pub seek_bytes: bool,
 }
 
-/// The value of the status cl-option.
-/// Controls printing of transfer stats
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum StatusLevel {
-    Progress,
-    Noxfer,
-    None,
-}
-
 /// The value of count=N
 /// Defaults to Reads(N)
 /// if iflag=count_bytes
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
index b38671a9a..c8004b893 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
 
-// spell-checker:ignore fname, tname, fpath, specfile, testfile, unspec, ifile, ofile, outfile, fullblock, urand, fileio, atoe, atoibm, behaviour, bmax, bremain, btotal, cflags, creat, ctable, ctty, datastructures, doesnt, etoa, fileout, fname, gnudd, iconvflags, nocache, noctty, noerror, nofollow, nolinks, nonblock, oconvflags, outfile, parseargs, rlen, rmax, rposition, rremain, rsofar, rstat, sigusr, sigval, wlen, wstat seekable
+// spell-checker:ignore fname, tname, fpath, specfile, testfile, unspec, ifile, ofile, outfile, fullblock, urand, fileio, atoe, atoibm, behaviour, bmax, bremain, cflags, creat, ctable, ctty, datastructures, doesnt, etoa, fileout, fname, gnudd, iconvflags, nocache, noctty, noerror, nofollow, nolinks, nonblock, oconvflags, outfile, parseargs, rlen, rmax, rposition, rremain, rsofar, rstat, sigusr, wlen, wstat seekable
 
 mod datastructures;
 use datastructures::*;
@@ -16,27 +16,23 @@ use parseargs::Matches;
 mod conversion_tables;
 use conversion_tables::*;
 
+mod progress;
+use progress::{gen_prog_updater, ProgUpdate, ReadStat, StatusLevel, WriteStat};
+
 use std::cmp;
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::env;
-#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-use std::error::Error;
 use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{self, Read, Seek, Write};
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 use std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::mpsc;
-#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, atomic::Ordering, Arc};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time;
 
-use byte_unit::Byte;
 use clap::{crate_version, App, AppSettings, Arg, ArgMatches};
 use gcd::Gcd;
-#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-use signal_hook::consts::signal;
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult, USimpleError};
 use uucore::show_error;
@@ -351,8 +347,8 @@ where
     fn print_stats<R: Read>(&self, i: &Input<R>, prog_update: &ProgUpdate) {
         match i.print_level {
             Some(StatusLevel::None) => {}
-            Some(StatusLevel::Noxfer) => print_io_lines(prog_update),
-            Some(StatusLevel::Progress) | None => print_transfer_stats(prog_update),
+            Some(StatusLevel::Noxfer) => prog_update.print_io_lines(),
+            Some(StatusLevel::Progress) | None => prog_update.print_transfer_stats(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -771,115 +767,6 @@ fn read_helper<R: Read>(i: &mut Input<R>, bsize: usize) -> std::io::Result<(Read
     }
 }
 
-// Print io lines of a status update:
-// <complete>+<partial> records in
-// <complete>+<partial> records out
-fn print_io_lines(update: &ProgUpdate) {
-    eprintln!(
-        "{}+{} records in",
-        update.read_stat.reads_complete, update.read_stat.reads_partial
-    );
-    eprintln!(
-        "{}+{} records out",
-        update.write_stat.writes_complete, update.write_stat.writes_partial
-    );
-    match update.read_stat.records_truncated {
-        0 => {}
-        1 => eprintln!("1 truncated record"),
-        n => eprintln!("{} truncated records", n),
-    }
-}
-// Print the progress line of a status update:
-// <byte-count> bytes (<base-1000-size>, <base-2-size>) copied, <time> s, <base-2-rate>/s
-fn make_prog_line(update: &ProgUpdate) -> String {
-    let btotal_metric = Byte::from_bytes(update.write_stat.bytes_total)
-        .get_appropriate_unit(false)
-        .format(0);
-    let btotal_bin = Byte::from_bytes(update.write_stat.bytes_total)
-        .get_appropriate_unit(true)
-        .format(0);
-    let safe_millis = cmp::max(1, update.duration.as_millis());
-    let transfer_rate = Byte::from_bytes(1000 * (update.write_stat.bytes_total / safe_millis))
-        .get_appropriate_unit(false)
-        .format(1);
-
-    format!(
-        "{} bytes ({}, {}) copied, {:.1} s, {}/s",
-        update.write_stat.bytes_total,
-        btotal_metric,
-        btotal_bin,
-        update.duration.as_secs_f64(),
-        transfer_rate
-    )
-}
-// Print progress line only. Overwrite the current line.
-fn reprint_prog_line(update: &ProgUpdate) {
-    eprint!("\r{}", make_prog_line(update));
-}
-// Print progress line only. Print as a new line.
-fn print_prog_line(update: &ProgUpdate) {
-    eprintln!("{}", make_prog_line(update));
-}
-// Print both io lines and progress line.
-fn print_transfer_stats(update: &ProgUpdate) {
-    print_io_lines(update);
-    print_prog_line(update);
-}
-
-// Generate a progress updater that tracks progress, receives updates, and responds to progress update requests (signals).
-// Signals:
-// - SIGUSR1: Trigger progress line reprint. Linux (GNU & BSD) only.
-// - TODO: SIGINFO: Trigger progress line reprint. BSD-style Linux only.
-fn gen_prog_updater(rx: mpsc::Receiver<ProgUpdate>, print_level: Option<StatusLevel>) -> impl Fn() {
-    // --------------------------------------------------------------
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    const SIGUSR1_USIZE: usize = signal::SIGUSR1 as usize;
-    // --------------------------------------------------------------
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    fn posixly_correct() -> bool {
-        env::var("POSIXLY_CORRECT").is_ok()
-    }
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    fn register_linux_signal_handler(sigval: Arc<AtomicUsize>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-        if !posixly_correct() {
-            signal_hook::flag::register_usize(signal::SIGUSR1, sigval, SIGUSR1_USIZE)?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-    // --------------------------------------------------------------
-    move || {
-        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-        let sigval = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
-
-        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-        register_linux_signal_handler(sigval.clone()).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
-            if Some(StatusLevel::None) != print_level {
-                eprintln!(
-                    "Internal dd Warning: Unable to register signal handler \n\t{}",
-                    e
-                );
-            }
-        });
-
-        let mut progress_as_secs = 0;
-        while let Ok(update) = rx.recv() {
-            // (Re)print status line if progress is requested.
-            if Some(StatusLevel::Progress) == print_level
-                && update.duration.as_secs() >= progress_as_secs
-            {
-                reprint_prog_line(&update);
-                progress_as_secs = update.duration.as_secs() + 1;
-            }
-            // Handle signals
-            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-            if let SIGUSR1_USIZE = sigval.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-                print_transfer_stats(&update);
-            };
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // Calculate a 'good' internal buffer size.
 // For performance of the read/write functions, the buffer should hold
 // both an integral number of reads and an integral number of writes. For
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
index 028deab74..7a0bad851 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ fn parse_cbs(matches: &Matches) -> Result<Option<usize>, ParseError> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parse_status_level(matches: &Matches) -> Result<Option<StatusLevel>, ParseError> {
+pub(crate) fn parse_status_level(matches: &Matches) -> Result<Option<StatusLevel>, ParseError> {
     match matches.value_of(options::STATUS) {
         Some(s) => {
             let st = s.parse()?;
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/progress.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/progress.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46369d291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/progress.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,517 @@
+//  * This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+//  *
+//  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+//  * file that was distributed with this source code.
+// spell-checker:ignore btotal sigval
+//! Read and write progress tracking for dd.
+//!
+//! The [`ProgUpdate`] struct represents summary statistics for the
+//! read and write progress of a running `dd` process. The
+//! [`gen_prog_updater`] function can be used to implement a progress
+//! updater that runs in its own thread.
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::sync::mpsc;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use byte_unit::Byte;
+
+// On Linux, we register a signal handler that prints progress updates.
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use signal_hook::consts::signal;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use std::{
+    env,
+    error::Error,
+    sync::{
+        atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+        Arc,
+    },
+};
+
+/// Summary statistics for read and write progress of dd for a given duration.
+pub(crate) struct ProgUpdate {
+    /// Read statistics.
+    ///
+    /// This contains information about the number of blocks read from
+    /// the data source.
+    pub(crate) read_stat: ReadStat,
+
+    /// Write statistics.
+    ///
+    /// This contains information about the number of blocks and
+    /// number of bytes written to the data sink.
+    pub(crate) write_stat: WriteStat,
+
+    /// The time period over which the reads and writes were measured.
+    pub(crate) duration: Duration,
+}
+
+impl ProgUpdate {
+    /// Instantiate this struct.
+    pub(crate) fn new(read_stat: ReadStat, write_stat: WriteStat, duration: Duration) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            read_stat,
+            write_stat,
+            duration,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Write the number of complete and partial records both read and written.
+    ///
+    /// The information is written to `w`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    /// use std::time::Duration;
+    /// use crate::progress::{ProgUpdate, ReadState, WriteStat};
+    ///
+    /// let read_stat = ReadStat::new(1, 2, 3);
+    /// let write_stat = WriteStat::new(4, 5, 6);
+    /// let duration = Duration::new(789, 0);
+    /// let prog_update = ProgUpdate {
+    ///     read_stat,
+    ///     write_stat,
+    ///     duration,
+    /// };
+    ///
+    /// let mut cursor = Cursor::new(vec![]);
+    /// prog_update.write_io_lines(&mut cursor).unwrap();
+    /// assert_eq!(
+    ///     cursor.get_ref(),
+    ///     b"1+2 records in\n3 truncated records\n4+5 records out\n"
+    /// );
+    /// ```
+    fn write_io_lines(&self, w: &mut impl Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        self.read_stat.report(w)?;
+        self.write_stat.report(w)?;
+        match self.read_stat.records_truncated {
+            0 => {}
+            1 => writeln!(w, "1 truncated record")?,
+            n => writeln!(w, "{} truncated records", n)?,
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Write the number of bytes written, duration, and throughput.
+    ///
+    /// The information is written to `w`. If `rewrite` is `true`,
+    /// then a `\r` character is written first and no newline is
+    /// written at the end. When writing to `stderr`, this has the
+    /// visual effect of overwriting the previous characters on the
+    /// line.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    /// use std::time::Duration;
+    /// use crate::progress::{ProgUpdate, ReadState, WriteStat};
+    ///
+    /// let prog_update = ProgUpdate {
+    ///     read_stat: Default::default(),
+    ///     write_stat: Default::default(),
+    ///     duration: Duration::new(1, 0),  // one second
+    /// };
+    ///
+    /// let mut cursor = Cursor::new(vec![]);
+    /// let rewrite = false;
+    /// prog_update.write_prog_line(&mut cursor, rewrite).unwrap();
+    /// assert_eq!(
+    ///     cursor.get_ref(),
+    ///     b"0 bytes (0 B, 0 B) copied, 1.0 s, 0 B/s\n"
+    /// );
+    /// ```
+    fn write_prog_line(&self, w: &mut impl Write, rewrite: bool) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let btotal_metric = Byte::from_bytes(self.write_stat.bytes_total)
+            .get_appropriate_unit(false)
+            .format(0);
+        let btotal_bin = Byte::from_bytes(self.write_stat.bytes_total)
+            .get_appropriate_unit(true)
+            .format(0);
+        let safe_millis = std::cmp::max(1, self.duration.as_millis());
+        let transfer_rate = Byte::from_bytes(1000 * (self.write_stat.bytes_total / safe_millis))
+            .get_appropriate_unit(false)
+            .format(1);
+
+        let btotal = self.write_stat.bytes_total;
+        let duration = self.duration.as_secs_f64();
+        if rewrite {
+            write!(
+                w,
+                "\r{} bytes ({}, {}) copied, {:.1} s, {}/s",
+                btotal, btotal_metric, btotal_bin, duration, transfer_rate
+            )
+        } else {
+            writeln!(
+                w,
+                "{} bytes ({}, {}) copied, {:.1} s, {}/s",
+                btotal, btotal_metric, btotal_bin, duration, transfer_rate
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Write all summary statistics.
+    ///
+    /// This is a convenience method that calls
+    /// [`ProgUpdate::write_io_lines`] and
+    /// [`ProgUpdate::write_prog_line`] in that order. The information
+    /// is written to `w`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// use std::io::Cursor;
+    /// use std::time::Duration;
+    /// use crate::progress::{ProgUpdate, ReadState, WriteStat};
+    ///
+    /// let prog_update = ProgUpdate {
+    ///     read_stat: Default::default(),
+    ///     write_stat: Default::default(),
+    ///     duration: Duration::new(1, 0), // one second
+    /// };
+    /// let mut cursor = Cursor::new(vec![]);
+    /// prog_update.write_transfer_stats(&mut cursor).unwrap();
+    /// let mut iter = cursor.get_ref().split(|v| *v == b'\n');
+    /// assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), b"0+0 records in");
+    /// assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), b"0+0 records out");
+    /// assert_eq!(
+    ///     iter.next().unwrap(),
+    ///     b"0 bytes (0 B, 0 B) copied, 1.0 s, 0 B/s"
+    /// );
+    /// assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), b"");
+    /// assert!(iter.next().is_none());
+    /// ```
+    fn write_transfer_stats(&self, w: &mut impl Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        self.write_io_lines(w)?;
+        let rewrite = false;
+        self.write_prog_line(w, rewrite)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Print number of complete and partial records read and written to stderr.
+    ///
+    /// See [`ProgUpdate::write_io_lines`] for more information.
+    pub(crate) fn print_io_lines(&self) {
+        let mut stderr = std::io::stderr();
+        self.write_io_lines(&mut stderr).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    /// Re-print the number of bytes written, duration, and throughput.
+    ///
+    /// See [`ProgUpdate::write_prog_line`] for more information.
+    pub(crate) fn reprint_prog_line(&self) {
+        let mut stderr = std::io::stderr();
+        let rewrite = true;
+        self.write_prog_line(&mut stderr, rewrite).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    /// Write all summary statistics.
+    ///
+    /// See [`ProgUpdate::write_transfer_stats`] for more information.
+    pub(crate) fn print_transfer_stats(&self) {
+        let mut stderr = std::io::stderr();
+        self.write_transfer_stats(&mut stderr).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+/// Read statistics.
+///
+/// This contains information about the number of blocks read from the
+/// input file. A block is sometimes referred to as a "record".
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub(crate) struct ReadStat {
+    /// The number of complete blocks that have been read.
+    pub(crate) reads_complete: u64,
+
+    /// The number of partial blocks that have been read.
+    ///
+    /// A partial block read can happen if, for example, there are
+    /// fewer bytes in the input file than the specified input block
+    /// size.
+    pub(crate) reads_partial: u64,
+
+    /// The number of truncated records.
+    ///
+    /// A truncated record can only occur in `conv=block` mode.
+    pub(crate) records_truncated: u32,
+}
+
+impl ReadStat {
+    /// Create a new instance.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn new(complete: u64, partial: u64, truncated: u32) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            reads_complete: complete,
+            reads_partial: partial,
+            records_truncated: truncated,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Whether this counter has zero complete reads and zero partial reads.
+    pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.reads_complete == 0 && self.reads_partial == 0
+    }
+
+    /// Write the counts in the format required by `dd`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// If there is a problem writing to `w`.
+    fn report(&self, w: &mut impl Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        writeln!(
+            w,
+            "{}+{} records in",
+            self.reads_complete, self.reads_partial
+        )?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::AddAssign for ReadStat {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, other: Self) {
+        *self = Self {
+            reads_complete: self.reads_complete + other.reads_complete,
+            reads_partial: self.reads_partial + other.reads_partial,
+            records_truncated: self.records_truncated + other.records_truncated,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Write statistics.
+///
+/// This contains information about the number of blocks written to
+/// the output file and the total number of bytes written.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub(crate) struct WriteStat {
+    /// The number of complete blocks that have been written.
+    pub(crate) writes_complete: u64,
+
+    /// The number of partial blocks that have been written.
+    ///
+    /// A partial block write can happen if, for example, there are
+    /// fewer bytes in the input file than the specified output block
+    /// size.
+    pub(crate) writes_partial: u64,
+
+    /// The total number of bytes written.
+    pub(crate) bytes_total: u128,
+}
+
+impl WriteStat {
+    /// Create a new instance.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn new(complete: u64, partial: u64, bytes_total: u128) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            writes_complete: complete,
+            writes_partial: partial,
+            bytes_total,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Write the counts in the format required by `dd`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// If there is a problem writing to `w`.
+    fn report(&self, w: &mut impl Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        writeln!(
+            w,
+            "{}+{} records out",
+            self.writes_complete, self.writes_partial
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::AddAssign for WriteStat {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, other: Self) {
+        *self = Self {
+            writes_complete: self.writes_complete + other.writes_complete,
+            writes_partial: self.writes_partial + other.writes_partial,
+            bytes_total: self.bytes_total + other.bytes_total,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// How much detail to report when printing transfer statistics.
+///
+/// This corresponds to the available settings of the `status`
+/// command-line argument.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub(crate) enum StatusLevel {
+    /// Report number of blocks read and written, throughput, and volume.
+    ///
+    /// This corresponds to `status=progress`.
+    Progress,
+
+    /// Report number of blocks read and written, but no throughput and volume.
+    ///
+    /// This corresponds to `status=noxfer`.
+    Noxfer,
+
+    /// Print no status information.
+    None,
+}
+
+/// Return a closure that can be used in its own thread to print progress info.
+///
+/// This function returns a closure that receives [`ProgUpdate`]
+/// instances sent through `rx`. When a [`ProgUpdate`] instance is
+/// received, the transfer statistics are re-printed to stderr.
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+pub(crate) fn gen_prog_updater(
+    rx: mpsc::Receiver<ProgUpdate>,
+    print_level: Option<StatusLevel>,
+) -> impl Fn() {
+    move || {
+        while let Ok(update) = rx.recv() {
+            if Some(StatusLevel::Progress) == print_level {
+                update.reprint_prog_line();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Return a closure that can be used in its own thread to print progress info.
+///
+/// This function returns a closure that receives [`ProgUpdate`]
+/// instances sent through `rx`. When a [`ProgUpdate`] instance is
+/// received, the transfer statistics are re-printed to stderr.
+///
+/// The closure also registers a signal handler for `SIGUSR1`. When
+/// the `SIGUSR1` signal is sent to this process, the transfer
+/// statistics are printed to stderr.
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub(crate) fn gen_prog_updater(
+    rx: mpsc::Receiver<ProgUpdate>,
+    print_level: Option<StatusLevel>,
+) -> impl Fn() {
+    // TODO: SIGINFO: Trigger progress line reprint. BSD-style Linux only.
+    const SIGUSR1_USIZE: usize = signal::SIGUSR1 as usize;
+    fn posixly_correct() -> bool {
+        env::var("POSIXLY_CORRECT").is_ok()
+    }
+    fn register_linux_signal_handler(sigval: Arc<AtomicUsize>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        if !posixly_correct() {
+            signal_hook::flag::register_usize(signal::SIGUSR1, sigval, SIGUSR1_USIZE)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    // --------------------------------------------------------------
+    move || {
+        let sigval = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+
+        register_linux_signal_handler(sigval.clone()).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            if Some(StatusLevel::None) != print_level {
+                eprintln!(
+                    "Internal dd Warning: Unable to register signal handler \n\t{}",
+                    e
+                );
+            }
+        });
+
+        let mut progress_as_secs = 0;
+        while let Ok(update) = rx.recv() {
+            // (Re)print status line if progress is requested.
+            if Some(StatusLevel::Progress) == print_level
+                && update.duration.as_secs() >= progress_as_secs
+            {
+                update.reprint_prog_line();
+                progress_as_secs = update.duration.as_secs() + 1;
+            }
+            // Handle signals
+            if let SIGUSR1_USIZE = sigval.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                update.print_transfer_stats();
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    use std::io::Cursor;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    use super::{ProgUpdate, ReadStat, WriteStat};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_stat_report() {
+        let read_stat = ReadStat::new(1, 2, 3);
+        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(vec![]);
+        read_stat.report(&mut cursor).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cursor.get_ref(), b"1+2 records in\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_write_stat_report() {
+        let write_stat = WriteStat::new(1, 2, 3);
+        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(vec![]);
+        write_stat.report(&mut cursor).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cursor.get_ref(), b"1+2 records out\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_prog_update_write_io_lines() {
+        let read_stat = ReadStat::new(1, 2, 3);
+        let write_stat = WriteStat::new(4, 5, 6);
+        let duration = Duration::new(789, 0);
+        let prog_update = ProgUpdate {
+            read_stat,
+            write_stat,
+            duration,
+        };
+
+        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(vec![]);
+        prog_update.write_io_lines(&mut cursor).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            cursor.get_ref(),
+            b"1+2 records in\n4+5 records out\n3 truncated records\n"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_prog_update_write_prog_line() {
+        let prog_update = ProgUpdate {
+            read_stat: Default::default(),
+            write_stat: Default::default(),
+            duration: Duration::new(1, 0), // one second
+        };
+
+        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(vec![]);
+        let rewrite = false;
+        prog_update.write_prog_line(&mut cursor, rewrite).unwrap();
+        // TODO The expected output string below is what our code
+        // produces today, but it does not match GNU dd:
+        //
+        //     $ : | dd
+        //     0 bytes copied, 7.9151e-05 s, 0.0 kB/s
+        //
+        assert_eq!(
+            cursor.get_ref(),
+            b"0 bytes (0 B, 0 B) copied, 1.0 s, 0 B/s\n"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_transfer_stats() {
+        let prog_update = ProgUpdate {
+            read_stat: Default::default(),
+            write_stat: Default::default(),
+            duration: Duration::new(1, 0), // one second
+        };
+        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(vec![]);
+        prog_update.write_transfer_stats(&mut cursor).unwrap();
+        let mut iter = cursor.get_ref().split(|v| *v == b'\n');
+        assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), b"0+0 records in");
+        assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), b"0+0 records out");
+        assert_eq!(
+            iter.next().unwrap(),
+            b"0 bytes (0 B, 0 B) copied, 1.0 s, 0 B/s"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), b"");
+        assert!(iter.next().is_none());
+    }
+}