06-01-2009
Grepping for two strings that MUST exist on the same line
Trying to find a way to grep for two names on a line. Both names must appear on the same line so '|' / OR is out.
So far, I'm just messing around and I've got
find . -name "*" | xargs grep "Smith"
Let me explain. I'm at a top level and need to know all the names of the files that contain the string. I've only got one name because I know I can take that and then run it through looking for the second name in a separate file. I'd like to eliminate that second step and do it all at once.
Thanks!
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ZGREP(1) General Commands Manual ZGREP(1)
NAME
zgrep - search possibly compressed files for a regular expression
SYNOPSIS
zgrep [ grep_options ] [ -e ] pattern filename...
DESCRIPTION
Zgrep invokes grep on compressed or gzipped files. These grep options will cause zgrep to terminate with an error code:
(-[drRzZ]|--di*|--exc*|--inc*|--rec*|--nu*). All other options specified are passed directly to grep. If no file is specified, then the
standard input is decompressed if necessary and fed to grep. Otherwise the given files are uncompressed if necessary and fed to grep.
If the GREP environment variable is set, zgrep uses it as the grep program to be invoked.
EXIT CODE
2 - An option that is not supported was specified.
AUTHOR
Charles Levert (charles@comm.polymtl.ca)
SEE ALSO
grep(1), gzexe(1), gzip(1), zdiff(1), zforce(1), zmore(1), znew(1)
ZGREP(1)