Commit: runtime(doc): fix mismatch between 'backspace' and |i_backspacing|

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runtime(doc): fix mismatch between 'backspace' and |i_backspacing|

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3769100a8e59aaaf48739e1588445dd6ee7e29e7
Author: Emilien Breton <brickt...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Aug 6 12:48:06 2025 +0200

runtime(doc): fix mismatch between 'backspace' and |i_backspacing|

closes: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17867

Signed-off-by: Emilien Breton <brickt...@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/runtime/doc/insert.txt b/runtime/doc/insert.txt
index c465e7d06..a56ffc0d3 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/insert.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/insert.txt
@@ -284,9 +284,11 @@ The effect of the <BS>, CTRL-W, and CTRL-U depend on the 'backspace' option

item action ~
indent allow backspacing over autoindent
-eol allow backspacing over end-of-line (join lines)
-start allow backspacing over the start position of insert; CTRL-W and
- CTRL-U stop once at the start position
+eol allow backspacing over line breaks (join lines)
+start allow backspacing over the start of insert; CTRL-W and CTRL-U stop
+ once at the start of insert.
+nostop like start, except CTRL-W and CTRL-U do not stop at the start of
+ insert.

When 'backspace' is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used. You cannot
backspace over autoindent, before column 1 or before where insert started.
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