diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 940810f..eb9b9c3 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
 # TODO Items
 
+
+- REPL:
+  - want to be able to do things like `:doc Identifier`, and have the language load up these definitions to the REPL
+
+
 * change 'trait' to 'interface'
   -think about idris-related ideas of multiple implementations of a type for an interface (+ vs * impl for monoids)
 
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/lib.rs b/schala-repl/src/lib.rs
index 71235d8..633a38c 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/lib.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl Repl {
       options: Repl::get_options(),
       languages: languages,
       current_language_index: i,
-      interpreter_directive_sigil: '.',
+      interpreter_directive_sigil: ':',
       console
     }
   }
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ impl Repl {
 
   fn run(&mut self) {
     println!("Schala MetaInterpreter version {}", VERSION_STRING);
+    println!("Type {}help for help with the REPL", self.interpreter_directive_sigil);
 
     self.console.get_history().load(".schala_history").unwrap_or(());