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@@ -140,7 +140,14 @@ Standard library changes
 #### REPL
 
 * Tab complete hints now show in lighter text while typing in the repl. To disable
-  set `Base.active_repl.options.hint_tab_completes = false` ([#51229]).
+  set `Base.active_repl.options.hint_tab_completes = false` interactively, or in startup.jl:
+  ```
+  if VERSION >= v"1.11.0-0"
+    atreplinit() do repl
+        repl.options.hint_tab_completes = false
+    end
+  end
+  ``` ([#51229]).
 * Meta-M with an empty prompt now toggles the contextual module between the previous non-Main
   contextual module and Main so that switching back and forth is simple. ([#51616], [#52670])