jargrep Bash Script

When I work with Java it can be handy to grep for a string in a JAR, so I have created an executable script called "jargrep".

#!/bin/bash
# Greps a jar file for a string.


if [ $1 ] ; then
  find . -name "*.jar" -a -exec bash -c "jar tvf {} | grep $1" \; -print
else
  echo "Usage: jargrep [string]"
  echo "  Example: jargrep \"string to grep for\""
fi

Create a text file called jargrep, copy the contents above, then run "chmod +x jargrep" to make it executable.