ZGREP(1) | General Commands Manual | ZGREP(1)

# NAME

`zgrep`, `zegrep`, `zfgrep` —
print lines matching a pattern in gzip-compressed files

# SYNOPSIS

`zgrep` | [grep-flags] [`--`] pattern [files ...]

`zegrep` | [grep-flags] [`--`] pattern [file ...]

`zfgrep` | [grep-flags] [`--`] pattern [file ...]

# DESCRIPTION

`zgrep` runs grep(1) on files or stdin, if no files argument is given, after decompressing them with zcat(1).

The grep-flags and pattern arguments are passed on to grep(1). If an `-e` flag is found in the grep-flags, `zgrep` will not look for a pattern argument.

`zegrep` calls egrep(1), while `zfgrep` calls fgrep(1).

# EXIT STATUS

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

# SEE ALSO

egrep(1), fgrep(1), grep(1), gzip(1), zcat(1)

# AUTHORS

Thomas Klausner ⟨wiz@NetBSD.org⟩

December 28, 2003 | NetBSD 10.1