How to center search results in Less, instead of moving matched line to top of terminal

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00:00 How To Center Search Results In Less, Instead Of Moving Matched Line To Top Of Terminal
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You can use the -j option. From within less, type - then j then enter a number of lines below the top of the screen for the target line to be displayed (e.g. 12).

You can start less using this option:

less -j12

or set the LESS environment variable to include it:

export LESS=-j12

My $LESS is:

-iMFXRj4a#1

You can include setting the environment variable in your ~/.bashrc file to make it persistent.