What Is Zgrep in Linux?
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Zgrep is a Linux command that is used to search the contents of a compressed file without uncompressing it. This command can be used with other options to extract data from the file, such as wildcards.

How use Zgrep command in Unix?

The zgrep command is used to search out expressions from a given a file even if it is compressed. All the options that applies to the grep command also applies to the zgrep command. Options: -c : This option is used to display the number of matching lines for each file.

Can I grep a GZ file?

gz file contains text file which is true in your case. You can use zgrep . … Zgrep invokes grep on compressed or gzipped files. All options specified are passed directly to grep.

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