docs: #3145 fix documentation about REPL, it does require a build ste…

…p nowadays
josdejong · Jan 31, 2024 · 5fb909a · 5fb909a
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   Thanks @dvd101x.
 - Fix: #3114 build warnings related to a number of wrong `/* #__PURE__ */` 
   annotations.
+- Docs: #3145 fix documentation about REPL, it does require a build step 
+  nowadays.
 
 
 # 2024-01-12, 12.3.0

diff --git a/docs/command_line_interface.md b/docs/command_line_interface.md
@@ -68,10 +68,9 @@ $ mathjs --string --parenthesis=all
 
 # Command line debugging (REPL)
 
-For debugging purposes, `bin/repl.js` provides a REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop)
-for interactive testing of mathjs without having to build new build files after every
-little change to the source files. You can either start it directly (`./bin/repl.js`) or
-via node (`node bin/repl.js`).
+The library also provides a REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop) via `bin/repl.js` which
+loads mathjs in a Node.js command line environment.
+You can either start it directly (`./bin/repl.js`) or via node (`node bin/repl.js`).
 
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