---
name: "bz3less"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bzip3"
version: "1.5.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bz3less"
---

# bz3less(1)

view bzip3-compressed files

## NAME

**bz3less** - view bzip3-compressed files

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

## SEE ALSO

**[bzip3(1)](/bzip3/1.md)**, **[less(1)](/less/1.md)**