diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index 44e8b0d1b..62c5bc422 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 # ssh
 # export SSH_KEY_PATH="~/.ssh/dsa_id"
 
+# READNULLCMD is used whenever you have a null command reading input from a single file.
+export READNULLCMD=less
+
 # Set personal aliases, overriding those provided by oh-my-zsh libs,
 # plugins, and themes. Aliases can be placed here, though oh-my-zsh
 # users are encouraged to define aliases within the ZSH_CUSTOM folder.