diff --git a/tests/cmdline/repl_inspect.py b/tests/cmdline/repl_inspect.py
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+# cmdline: -c print("test") -i
+# -c option combined with -i option results in REPL
diff --git a/tests/cmdline/repl_inspect.py.exp b/tests/cmdline/repl_inspect.py.exp
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+test
+MicroPython \.\+ version
+Use \.\+
+>>> # cmdline: -c print("test") -i
+>>> # -c option combined with -i option results in REPL
+>>>