You routinely compress old log files. You now need to examine a log from two months ago. In order to - Answer: zcat The zcat utility allows you to examine the contents of a compressed file much the same way that cat displays a file.

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Question: You routinely compress old log files. You now need to examine a log from two months ago. In order to view its contents without first having to decompress it, use the _________ utility.

Answer: Answer: zcat

The zcat utility allows you to examine the contents of a compressed file much the same way that cat displays a file.

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Question: You routinely compress old log files. You now need to examine a log from two months ago. In order to view its contents without first having to decompress it, use the _________ utility.

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Answer: zcat

The zcat utility allows you to examine the contents of a compressed file much the same way that cat displays a file. Source: CoolInterview.com

grep is preffered over zcat Source: CoolInterview.com

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