---
name: "zstdless"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zstd"
version: "1.5.7-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zstdless"
---

# zstdless(1)

view zstandard-compressed files

## NAME

**zstdless** - view zstandard-compressed files

## SYNOPSIS

**zstdless** \[*flags*\] \[*file* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

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

## SEE ALSO

[**zstd**(1)](/zstd/1.md)