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1 | zstdgrep(1) -- print lines matching a pattern in zstandard-compressed files |
2 | ============================================================================ |
3 | |
4 | SYNOPSIS |
5 | -------- |
6 | |
7 | `zstdgrep` [<grep-flags>] [--] <pattern> [<files> ...] |
8 | |
9 | |
10 | DESCRIPTION |
11 | ----------- |
12 | `zstdgrep` runs `grep`(1) on files, or `stdin` if no files argument is given, after decompressing them with `zstdcat`(1). |
13 | |
14 | 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. |
15 | |
16 | Note that modern `grep` alternatives such as `ripgrep` (`rg`(1)) support `zstd`-compressed files out of the box, |
17 | and can prove better alternatives than `zstdgrep` notably for unsupported complex pattern searches. |
18 | Note though that such alternatives may also feature some minor command line differences. |
19 | |
20 | EXIT STATUS |
21 | ----------- |
22 | In case of missing arguments or missing pattern, 1 will be returned, otherwise 0. |
23 | |
24 | SEE ALSO |
25 | -------- |
26 | `zstd`(1) |
27 | |
28 | AUTHORS |
29 | ------- |
30 | Thomas Klausner <wiz@NetBSD.org> |