Comments on: zcommands: Read gzip compressed text files on fly http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dannyhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-176493 Danny Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:12:29 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-176493 you can also use gunzip -c, this will send file to standard output.. example: $ sudo gunzip -c /var/log/dmesg.*.gz | grep -i duplex [ 12.194310] tg3 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex [ 12.405853] tg3 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex [ 12.223136] tg3 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex [ 45.822750] tg3 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex you can also use gunzip -c, this will send file to standard output.. example:

$ sudo gunzip -c /var/log/dmesg.*.gz | grep -i duplex
[ 12.194310] tg3 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
[ 12.405853] tg3 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
[ 12.223136] tg3 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
[ 45.822750] tg3 0000:02:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex

]]> By: tarunhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-146948 tarun Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:36:15 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-146948 it's very useful to handle zip file, it's special in grep format it’s very useful to handle zip file, it’s special in grep format

]]> By: Jeff Schroederhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-141008 Jeff Schroeder Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:37:53 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-141008 Or just make sure you are using gnu less because it autodetects and autodecompresses gzip / bz2 files for you. Or just make sure you are using gnu less because it autodetects and autodecompresses gzip / bz2 files for you.

]]> By: vivekhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-140968 vivek Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:50:47 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-140968 gregf, oh yes I forgot about vim handling .gz file. Good reminder... Binnay, another good reminder raj, no problem :D Appreciate all of your posts! gregf, oh yes I forgot about vim handling .gz file. Good reminder…

Binnay, another good reminder

raj, no problem :D

Appreciate all of your posts!

]]> By: rajhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-140967 raj Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:19:52 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-140967 hey thanks for zcommand, really useful :D hey thanks for zcommand, really useful :D

]]> By: Binny V Ahttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-140964 Binny V A Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:35:47 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-140964 For reading a BZipped file... bzcat file.xml.bz2 For reading a BZipped file…
bzcat file.xml.bz2

]]> By: gregfhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-140958 gregf Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:28:16 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/decompress-and-expand-text-files.html#comment-140958 Another good thing to remember is vim can handle gzipped files so if your that anal over space you can still edit the file. Another good thing to remember is vim can handle gzipped files so if your that anal over space you can still edit the file.

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