xzgrep

Search xz compressed files with grep

Search pattern in xz file

$ xzgrep "[pattern]" [file.xz]

Search recursively

$ xzgrep -r "[pattern]" [directory]

Count matches

$ xzgrep -c "[pattern]" [file.xz]

Show line numbers

$ xzgrep -n "[pattern]" [file.xz]

xzgrep [options] pattern [files...]

xzgrep searches xz compressed files. Decompresses and greps without creating temporary files. Supports all grep options and patterns.

-i

Case insensitive.

-n

Show line numbers.

-c

Count matches.

-l

List matching files.

-r

Recursive search.

-E

Extended regex (egrep).

-F

Fixed strings (fgrep).