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Jun 16, 2026 · Operations

Stop Decompressing Logs: Search Compressed Files Directly with zgrep and rg -z

This article demonstrates how to efficiently search across multiple compressed log files using zgrep, zcat pipelines, and ripgrep's -z flag, avoiding manual decompression loops, with practical scripts for date-range scanning and performance comparisons showing rg -z is 3x faster.