bzmore
View bzip2 compressed files with more pager
TLDR
View compressed file
$ bzmore [file.txt.bz2]
SYNOPSIS
bzmore [file...]
DESCRIPTION
bzmore is a filter for viewing bzip2-compressed files page by page using the more pager. It decompresses files and displays them with basic paging functionality.The tool is similar to bzless but uses the simpler more pager.
FEATURES
- Page-by-page viewing- Basic search- Original file preserved- Multiple file support
KEYBINDINGS
- Space - Next page- /pattern - Search- q - Quit- h - Help
WORKFLOW
$ # View compressed file
bzmore logfile.bz2
# View multiple files
bzmore *.bz2
bzmore logfile.bz2
# View multiple files
bzmore *.bz2
INSTALL
sudo apt install bzip2
sudo dnf install bzip2
sudo pacman -S bzip2
sudo apk add bzip2
sudo zypper install bzip2
brew install bzip2
nix profile install nixpkgs#bzip2
CAVEATS
Less feature-rich than bzless. No backward navigation. Limited search capabilities. Consider using bzless instead for better functionality.
HISTORY
bzmore has been part of bzip2 utilities since 1996, modeled after zmore.