Hi,

I tried

 $ zgrep -R test *
 /bin/zgrep: -R: option not supported

and I wonder if there is any reason that zgrep does not support
-R if I want to recursively grep directories with gzipped files.

Kind regards

         Andreas.

tags 471599 +wontfix
thanks

Because zgrep is a (relatively) simple wrapper around grep.  To
implement this we'd have to replicate the functionality in the wrapper.

Upstream has lamented the continued existence of the z* wrappers, so for
this to change would require that someone like you or I decide it's
worth implementing.  There are enough other ways to achieve a similar
result that I'm not motivated to do this.  Will thus tag this bug
'wontfix'.

If you or someone else is motivated to develop a suitable patch for the
zgrep wrapper, I'll be happy to help pass it upstream, though.

Bdale

Per 'man zgrep':

All options specified are passed directly to grep.