Documented repl.scope for explicitly exposing variables within the repl.

15 years ago · 516874f4a1
1 changed files with 7 additions and 2 deletions
--- 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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-
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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;
+------------------------------------

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