How to read backward from the end of file in less or more?

I’m sure someone else has a better answer, but

With “less” after you’ve opened the file:

G goes to the bottom of the file

^b goes up one page

? searches backwards.

As you said, you can open the file with +G and then use ? and ^b to scroll up. There are likely clever awk things you can do to achieve the same thing in a script.

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