xzgrep
Search xz compressed files with grep
TLDR
Search for a pattern in an xz-compressed file
$ xzgrep "[pattern]" [file.xz]
Search case-insensitively$ xzgrep -i "[pattern]" [file.xz]
Count matching lines$ xzgrep -c "[pattern]" [file.xz]
Show line numbers with matches$ xzgrep -n "[pattern]" [file.xz]
List files containing a match$ xzgrep -l "[pattern]" [*.xz]
Search using extended regular expressions$ xzgrep -E "[regex_pattern]" [file.xz]
SYNOPSIS
xzgrep [options] pattern [files...]
DESCRIPTION
xzgrep searches xz, lzma, and lzip compressed files for lines matching a pattern. It decompresses the data on the fly and passes it to grep, without creating temporary files on disk. All standard grep options are supported. Also available as xzegrep and xzfgrep variants.
PARAMETERS
-i
Case insensitive search.-n
Show line numbers.-c
Count matching lines.-l
List only filenames containing matches.-v
Invert match (show non-matching lines).-E
Use extended regular expressions (like egrep).-F
Use fixed strings instead of regular expressions (like fgrep).-h
Suppress filename prefix on output.-H
Always print filename prefix.
INSTALL
sudo apt install xz-utils
sudo dnf install xz
sudo pacman -S xz
sudo apk add xz
sudo zypper install xz
brew install xz
nix profile install nixpkgs#xz
