commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8b877ac38e96424a08a8b8eb713ef4b3cf0064be Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Mar 28 19:16:20 2016 +0200 patch 7.4.1669 Problem: When writing buffer lines to a pipe Vim may block. Solution: Avoid blocking, write more lines later.

@echo off
rem batch file to start Vim with less.vim.
rem Read stdin if no arguments were given.
rem Written by Ken Takata.

if "%1"=="" (
  vim --cmd "let no_plugin_maps = 1" -c "runtime! macros/less.vim" -
) else (
  vim --cmd "let no_plugin_maps = 1" -c "runtime! macros/less.vim" %*
)