diff --git a/commands/simple/cp.c b/commands/simple/cp.c
index d45412108..0439748eb 100755
--- a/commands/simple/cp.c
+++ b/commands/simple/cp.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ int trylink(const char *src, const char *dst, struct stat *srcst,
     if (dstst->st_ino != 0) (void) unlink(dst);
 
     if ((linked= (link(olddst, dst) == 0)) && vflag)
-	printf("ln %s %s\n", olddst, dst);
+	printf("ln %s ..\n", olddst);
 
     return linked;
 }
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ void link1(const char *src, const char *dst, struct stat *srcst,
 	    /* Can't do a cross-device link, we have to symlink. */
 	    xdev= 1;
 	} else {
-	    if (vflag) printf("ln %s %s\n", src, dst);
+	    if (vflag) printf("ln %s..\n", src);
 	    return;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/commands/simple/progressbar.c b/commands/simple/progressbar.c
index 351076a8d..a4405b138 100755
--- a/commands/simple/progressbar.c
+++ b/commands/simple/progressbar.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 _PROTOTYPE(int main, (int argc, char **argv));
 
@@ -10,18 +11,24 @@ prettyprogress(long b, long maxb, time_t starttime)
 {
   /* print progress indication */
   time_t spent, now;
-  long bpsec;
+  double bpsec;
   time(&now);
   spent = now - starttime;
-  if(spent > 0 && (bpsec = b / spent) > 0) {
+  if(spent > 0 && (bpsec = (double)b / spent) > 0) {
   	int len, i;
   	long secremain, minremain, hremain;
 	  secremain = (maxb - b) / bpsec;
 	  minremain = (secremain / 60) % 60;
 	  hremain = secremain / 3600;
-  	len = fprintf(stderr, "Remain %ld files. ETA: %d:%02d:%02d  [",
-  		maxb - b,
+  	len = fprintf(stderr, "Remain %ld files. ", maxb-b);
+
+#if 0
+  	len += fprintf(stderr, "ETA: %d:%02d:%02d ",
   		hremain, minremain, secremain % 60);
+#endif
+
+	len += fprintf(stderr, " [");
+
 #define WIDTH 77
   	len = WIDTH - len;
   	for(i = 0; i < (b * (len-1) / maxb); i++) 
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@ char *argv[];
 	if(argc < 2) return 1;
 	count = atol(argv[1]);
 	if(count < 1) return 1;
+	sync();
 	time(&start);
 	printf("\n");
 	while(fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin)) {
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@ char *argv[];
 		if(i <= count) prettyprogress(i, count, start);
 		else printf("\r");
 		printf("");
-		fflush(NULL);
+		fflush(stdout);
 	}
 
   	fprintf(stderr, "\nDone.\n");