patch 8.0.0936: mode() returns wrong value for a terminal window commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2bb7b6b0e477612cc098cba27cc63ec3d19a2527 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Aug 13 20:58:33 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0936: mode() returns wrong value for a terminal window Problem: Mode() returns wrong value for a terminal window. Solution: Return 't' when typed keys go to a job.

@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" %*
)