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02-28-2012

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how to view unix file ?

Hi to all,

1- I'm trying to open a certain file in unix with the tool KEA!

2- i get to the correct folder with the CD command

3- Once in the correct directory i try the following unix command:
vi NameOfFile.Z

4- Yes those files finish with a .Z

5 - I get something in the KEA! screen but everything seems unreadable and encoded ???

Then i try to simply use the GREP command in order to search for the word halifax in one of those files (one by one) :

Code:

$ grep "halifax" EX.RD.120131232505.SLSILD.20120131.5220.Z

but i simply get back to the cursor next to the $ sign and no error message or message what so ever ???

Any hints how to get to read those files.

Thanks !

Last edited by joeyg; 02-28-2012 at 04:56 PM.. Reason: Wrap scripts and data with CodeTags

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LEARN ABOUT BSD

zgrep

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)