grep a zipped file

[minus0]

Hey all,

I have a buncha files that are zipped up (.gz files) on a unix box and I am trying to run a grep command on these zip files but I dont want to unzip the files and then run the grep. I did this a long time ago but then forgot how I did it. Any clues?

Regards
-0

 

[hoinz]

zgrep

 

[trifo]

cat file | gunzip -c | grep blabla

Or something like that.

--Trifo

 

[chipperMDW]

cat file | gunzip -c | grep blabla

UUOC - Useless Use of Cat