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Old 07-28-2008
grep inside the zip file
i have to grep a particular pattern say "meter number" in 100s of zip files

file1.zip
:
:
:
:
file100.zip

how to achive this?

cat *.zip | grep "meter number"
also i dnt want to unzip and then grep it......

hope i made myself clear. thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 07-28-2008
Code:
zgrep 'meter number' file*.zip

# 3  
Old 07-28-2008
hi ali560045

try with gzcat or zcat.

bye
# 4  
Old 07-28-2008
ok, thanks what if i need to grep *.gz files do i have to use the same command?
# 5  
Old 07-28-2008
hi ali560045

you'll find further infos in:

$> man gzcat
# 6  
Old 07-28-2008
Another excellent tool to use is zless.
You are able to less compressed files without going through the rigmarole uncompressing & decompressing files
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