bz3less(1) General Commands Manual bz3less(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

**bz3less** - view bzip3-compressed files

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**bz3less** \[*flags*] \[*file* ...]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**bz3less** runs [**less(1)**](/man/os/bzip3/less.1) on files or stdin, if no files argument is given, after decompressing them with [**bz3cat(1)**](/man/os/bzip3/bz3cat.1).

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**bzip3(1)**](/man/os/bzip3/bzip3.1), [**less(1)**](/man/os/bzip3/less.1)

22 October 2026 version v1.5.5

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Document: bz3less(1) from bzip3 1.5.5-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3