| zstdgrep(1) -- print lines matching a pattern in zstandard-compressed files | |
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| SYNOPSIS | |
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| `zstdgrep` [<grep-flags>] [--] <pattern> [<files> ...] | |
| DESCRIPTION | |
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| `zstdgrep` runs `grep`(1) on files, or `stdin` if no files argument is given, after decompressing them with `zstdcat`(1). | |
| The <grep-flags> and <pattern> arguments are passed on to `grep`(1). If an `-e` flag is found in the <grep-flags>, `zstdgrep` will not look for a <pattern> argument. | |
| Note that modern `grep` alternatives such as `ripgrep` (`rg`(1)) support `zstd`-compressed files out of the box, | |
| and can prove better alternatives than `zstdgrep` notably for unsupported complex pattern searches. | |
| Note though that such alternatives may also feature some minor command line differences. | |
| EXIT STATUS | |
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| In case of missing arguments or missing pattern, 1 will be returned, otherwise 0. | |
| SEE ALSO | |
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| `zstd`(1) | |
| AUTHORS | |
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| Thomas Klausner <wiz@NetBSD.org> |