please try the following command from the shell prompt.
LESS='-Q -i -W -j5' less /etc/passwd press space bar just enough times to get to the end of the document, but no more. notice how the last line is in reverse video. that is what i am suggesting. press space bar again. notice how the reverse video goes away. man less: -w or --hilite-unread Temporarily highlights the first "new" line after a forward movement of a full page. The first "new" line is the line imme- diately following the line previously at the bottom of the screen. Also highlights the target line after a g or p command. The highlight is removed at the next command which causes move- ment. The entire line is highlighted, unless the -J option is in effect, in which case only the status column is highlighted. -W or --HILITE-UNREAD Like -w, but temporarily highlights the first new line after any forward movement command larger than one line. -- Webmaster: do you believe that people will (a) switch browsers to view your "best viewed with" page or (b) go to your competitor?