bzgrep:tldr:ab752

bzgrep: Search for lines matching a pattern, printing only the matched text.

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$ bzgrep --only-matching "${search_pattern}" ${filename}

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The command "bzgrep --only-matching "${search_pattern}" ${filename}" is used to search for a pattern within a compressed file using the BZ2 compression format.

Here's what each part of the command does:

bzgrep: This is the command used to search within compressed files in the BZ2 format. It combines the functionality of grep and bzip2.
--only-matching: This option instructs bzgrep to only display the matching parts of the search results, rather than printing the entire line where the pattern is found.
${search_pattern}: This is a placeholder that should be replaced with the pattern you want to search for. It can be a regular expression or a simple text pattern.
${filename}: This is a placeholder that should be replaced with the name of the compressed file you want to search within.

So, when you run the command with the actual pattern and filename, bzgrep will search for the given pattern within the compressed file and display only the matching parts of the search results.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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