---
name: "zstdgrep"
section: "1"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bzegrep"
---

# zstdgrep(1)

grep compressed files

Part of [bzegrep(1)](/bzegrep/1.md).

## NAME

**zgrep**, **zegrep**, **zfgrep**, **bzgrep**, **bzegrep**, **bzfgrep**, **lzgrep**, **lzegrep**, **lzfgrep**, **xzgrep**, **xzegrep**, **xzfgrep**, **zstdgrep**, **zstdegrep**, **zstdfgrep** – grep compressed files

## SYNOPSIS

**zgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**zegrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**zfgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**bzgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**bzegrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**bzfgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**lzgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**lzegrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**lzfgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**xzgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**xzegrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**xzfgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**zstdgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**zstdegrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

**zstdfgrep** \[*flags*\] *files*

## DESCRIPTION

Allow [grep(1)](/grep/1.md) to read compressed files.

## SEE ALSO

[bzip2(1)](/bzip2/1.md), [grep(1)](/grep/1.md), [gzip(1)](/gzip/1.md), [xz(1)](/xz/1.md), [zstd(1)](/zstd/1.md)

## AUTHORS

This version of the **zgrep** utility was written by Thomas Klausner ⟨*wiz@NetBSD.org*⟩.