How to search a pattern inside a zipped file ie (.gz file) with out unzipping it

senraj01 · April 26, 2006, 3:51am

How to search a pattern inside a zipped file ie (.gz file) with out unzipping it?
using grep command..

Bit urgent.. pls..help me

gauravgoel · April 26, 2006, 4:05am

Hi ,

use the following

Gaurav

abhijeetkul · April 26, 2006, 4:32am

hi
does that apply for a file like "<file name>.tar.gz"?

regards
abhijeet