ZIPGREP(1L) ZIPGREP(1L)
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(1L) 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 begin‐
ning 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 consid‐
ered 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 sub‐
directories. 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(1L), zip(1L), funzip(1L), zipcloak(1L), zipinfo(1L), zipnote(1L), zipsplit(1L)
URL
The Info-ZIP home page is currently at
http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/
or
ftp://ftp.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/ .
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