@@ -1781,12 +1781,23 @@ function defineDefaultCommands(repl) {
17811781 const line = `.${ name } ${ cmd . help ? spaces + cmd . help : '' } \n` ;
17821782 this . output . write ( line ) ;
17831783 } ) ;
1784+ this . output . write ( '\n in the Node.js REPL you may write regular JavaScript code\nand use REPL commands, the REPL commands are listed above\n' )
17841785 this . output . write ( '\nPress Ctrl+C to abort current expression, ' +
17851786 'Ctrl+D to exit the REPL\n' ) ;
17861787 this . displayPrompt ( ) ;
17871788 } ,
17881789 } ) ;
1789-
1790+ repl . defineCommand ( 'helpC' , {
1791+ help : 'get help for a specific command' ,
1792+ action : function ( cmd ) {
1793+ if ( this . commands [ cmd ] ) {
1794+ this . output . write ( cmd . help ) ;
1795+ } else {
1796+ this . output . write ( 'Command not found' ) ;
1797+ }
1798+ this . displayPrompt ( ) ;
1799+ }
1800+ } )
17901801 repl . defineCommand ( 'save' , {
17911802 help : 'Save all evaluated commands in this REPL session to a file' ,
17921803 action : function ( file ) {
@@ -1801,7 +1812,7 @@ function defineDefaultCommands(repl) {
18011812 } ) ;
18021813
18031814 repl . defineCommand ( 'load' , {
1804- help : 'Load JS from a file into the REPL session' ,
1815+ help : 'Load JS (variables, functions, etc) from a file into the REPL session' ,
18051816 action : function ( file ) {
18061817 try {
18071818 const stats = fs . statSync ( file ) ;
@@ -1826,7 +1837,7 @@ function defineDefaultCommands(repl) {
18261837 } ) ;
18271838 if ( repl . terminal ) {
18281839 repl . defineCommand ( 'editor' , {
1829- help : 'Enter editor mode' ,
1840+ help : 'Enter editor mode (JS) ' ,
18301841 action ( ) {
18311842 _turnOnEditorMode ( this ) ;
18321843 this . output . write (
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