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diff --git a/doc/api.txt b/doc/api.txt
index 8b439cc96..ecc55a972 100644
--- a/doc/api.txt
+++ b/doc/api.txt
@@ -1432,8 +1432,13 @@ tcp.createServer(function (c) {
}).listen(5000);
repl.start("simple tcp server> ");
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-
-
+The repl provides access to any variables in the global scope. You can expose a variable
+to the repl explicitly by assigning it to the +repl.scope+ object:
+------------------------------------
+var count = 5;
+repl.start();
+repl.scope.count = count;
+------------------------------------
== Addons