zstd/programs/zstdgrep.1.md

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>