xzgrep:tldr:fbbce

xzgrep: Print file name and line number for each match with color output.

xzgrep

$ xzgrep --with-filename --line-number --color=always "${search_pattern}" ${filename}

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This command performs a search for a specific pattern within a compressed file using the xzgrep tool. Here is an explanation of the different parts of the command:

xzgrep: This is the command itself, and it is used to search for a pattern within a compressed file. It is a combination of the grep command and the xzcat command, which decompresses the file on-the-fly and passes the data to grep for searching.
--with-filename: This option tells xzgrep to display the filenames that contain the matching lines along with the matching lines themselves.
--line-number: This option instructs xzgrep to display the line numbers for each matching line within the compressed file.
--color=always: This option enables highlighting of the matched pattern in color. The --color option allows you to control the colorization of matching patterns, and always makes sure it is applied consistently.
${search_pattern}: This is a placeholder for the specific pattern you want to search for within the file. You need to replace ${search_pattern} with your actual pattern.
${filename}: This is another placeholder for the name of the compressed file you want to search within. You need to replace ${filename} with the actual filename.

By running this command, xzgrep will search for the specified pattern within the compressed file, display the matching lines along with the filenames and line numbers, and highlight the pattern in color.

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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