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zipgrep(1)



NAME

   zipgrep - search files in a ZIP archive for lines matching a pattern

SYNOPSIS

   zipgrep     [egrep_options]     pattern     file[.zip]    [file(s) ...]
   [-x xfile(s) ...]

DESCRIPTION

   zipgrep will search files within a ZIP archive for lines  matching  the
   given  string  or  pattern.   zipgrep  is  a  shell script and requires
   egrep(1) and unzip(1) to function.  Its output is identical to that  of
   egrep(1).

ARGUMENTS

   pattern
          The  pattern  to  be  located  within a ZIP archive.  Any
          string or regular expression accepted by egrep(1) may  be
          used.   file[.zip]  Path  of  the ZIP archive.  (Wildcard
          expressions for the ZIP archive name are not  supported.)
          If  the literal filename is not found, the suffix .zip is
          appended.   Note  that  self-extracting  ZIP  files   are
          supported,  as  with  any other ZIP archive; just specify
          the .exe suffix (if any) explicitly.

   [file(s)]
          An optional list of  archive  members  to  be  processed,
          separated  by  spaces.  If no member files are specified,
          all members of the ZIP  archive  are  searched.   Regular
          expressions  (wildcards)  may  be  used to match multiple
          members:

          *      matches a sequence of 0 or more characters

          ?      matches exactly 1 character

          [...]  matches any  single  character  found  inside  the
                 brackets;  ranges  are  specified  by  a beginning
                 character, a hyphen, and an ending character.   If
                 an  exclamation  point  or  a  caret  (`!' or `^')
                 follows  the  left  bracket,  then  the  range  of
                 characters  within  the  brackets  is complemented
                 (that is, anything except  the  characters  inside
                 the brackets is considered a match).

          (Be  sure  to quote any character that might otherwise be
          interpreted or modified by the operating system.)

   [-x xfile(s)]
          An optional list of archive members to be  excluded  from
          processing.   Since  wildcard  characters match directory
          separators (`/'), this option may be used to exclude  any
          files that are in subdirectories.  For example, ``zipgrep
          grumpy foo *.[ch] -x */*'' would search  for  the  string
          ``grumpy'' in all C source files in the main directory of
          the ``foo'' archive,  but  none  in  any  subdirectories.
          Without  the  -x  option,  all  C  source  files  in  all
          directories within the zipfile would be searched.

OPTIONS

   All options prior to the ZIP  archive  filename  are  passed  to
   egrep(1).

SEE ALSO

   egrep(1),  unzip(1), zip(1), funzip(1), zipcloak(1), zipinfo(1),
   zipnote(1), zipsplit(1)

URL

   The Info-ZIP home page is currently at
   http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/
   or
   ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/ .

AUTHORS

   zipgrep was written by Jean-loup Gailly.



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