Manual: zstdgrep

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NAME
       zstdgrep - print lines matching a pattern in zstandard-compressed files

SYNOPSIS
       zstdgrep [grep-flags] [--] pattern [files ...]

DESCRIPTION
       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 al‐
       ternatives may also feature some minor command line differences.

EXIT STATUS
       In case of missing arguments or missing pattern, 1 will be returned, otherwise 0.

SEE ALSO
       zstd(1)

AUTHORS
       Thomas Klausner wiz@NetBSD.org

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