> I've been using various text file viewers on my RedHat 7.2 setup, and they
> all work, but also all seem to share the same behavior: when I search for a
> string the viewer always places the line containing it at the very top of
> the screen.  This makes it hard to see the context in which the string was
> used.  The viewers I tried were the internal one in Midnight Commander,
> less, and lv.

You can hit the "u" key to go up a half-page in less to see the previous text, or..

> Is there a configurable combination text/binary viewer that would let me
> adjust this line positioning, as well as the line overlap when page scrol-
> ling?

Based on tony's posting, I think 'less -j-6' might suit you most.

Tong