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) 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 alternatives 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