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rgrep can't deal with .gz files

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Subject: bug#4982: marked as done (rgrep can't deal with .gz files)
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:40:11 +0000

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: rgrep can't deal with .gz files
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:42:45 +0800

rgrep should be enhanced so if it encounters .gz files it knows what to do.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: 4982-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: Re: bug#4982: rgrep can't deal with .gz files
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:28:14 +0200

>> By the way, some ugliness now that I set grep-command to zgrep:
>>
>> gzip: stdout: Broken pipe
>> ./libchewing3-data_0.3.0-2_i386.deb:Binary file (standard input) matches
>>
>> gzip: stdout: Broken pipe
>> ./Nokia_3315_APAC_UG_En.pdf:Binary file (standard input) matches
>
> Yes, zgrep incorrectly processes non-gzipped files.  To search
> recursively in gzipped files, I created a new command `zrgrep'.
> It works like `rgrep' but uses `zgrep' for `grep-program', sets the default
> file name to `*.gz', and sets `grep-highlight-matches' to `always'."

I installed a new command `zrgrep' to search recursively in gzipped files.

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