| 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_ ...] |
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| 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)`. |
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| 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. |
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| Note that modern `grep` alternatives such as `ripgrep` (`rg`) 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. |
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| EXIT STATUS |
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| In case of missing arguments or missing pattern, 1 will be returned, otherwise 0. |
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| SEE ALSO |
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| `zstd (1)` |
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| AUTHORS |
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| Thomas Klausner <wiz@NetBSD.org> |
