grepjar(1)

grepjar1

Search files in a jar file for a pattern

Usage

grepjar {[-bcinsw] -e PATTERN | PATTERN files ...}

Overview

The "grepjar" program can be used to search files in a jar file for a pattern.

Options

-b

Print byte offset of match.

-c

Print number of matches.

-i

Compare case-insensitively.

-n

Print line number of each match.

-s

Suppress error messages.

-w

Force PATTERN to match only whole words.

-e PATTERN

Use PATTERN as regular expression.

--help

Print help, then exit.

-V
--version

Print version number, then exit.

Releases

13 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 3.0
  2. 3.1
  3. 4.0
  4. 5.0
  5. 6.0–Arch

--help since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); --version since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -V since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -b since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -c since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -e since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -i since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -n since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -s since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); -w since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).

From fastjar 0.98-7 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.