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diff --git a/runtime/doc/provider.txt b/runtime/doc/provider.txt
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@@ -239,13 +239,14 @@ GUIs can paste by calling |nvim_paste()|.
PASTE BEHAVIOR ~
-Paste always inserts text after the cursor. In cmdline-mode only the first
-line is pasted, to avoid accidentally executing many commands. Use the
-|cmdline-window| if you really want to paste multiple lines to the cmdline.
-
-When pasting a huge amount of text, screen updates are throttled and the
+Paste inserts text after the cursor. Lines break at <NL>, <CR>, and <CR><NL>.
+When pasting a huge amount of text, screen-updates are throttled and the
message area shows a "..." pulse.
+In cmdline-mode only the first line is pasted, to avoid accidentally executing
+many commands. Use the |cmdline-window| if you really want to paste multiple
+lines to the cmdline.
+
You can implement a custom paste handler by redefining |vim.paste()|.
Example: >