1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/builtins.zig b/src/builtins.zig
index 751d4026..a9bc38f9 100644
--- a/src/builtins.zig
+++ b/src/builtins.zig
@@ -914,7 +914,10 @@ pub const Repl = struct {
     pub const takes_arg = true;
     pub fn run(c: Ctx) void {
         const pane = c.pane;
-        if (!pane.isTerminal()) return c.p.reportFailure(c.id, "Repl: only a terminal is a REPL");
+        // A terminal with its emulator -- not a document pane -- and not
+        // a command pane whose command, the REPL it would be, is done.
+        if (!pane.isTerminal() or pane.terminal == null) return c.p.reportFailure(c.id, "Repl: only a terminal is a REPL");
+        if (pane.command != null and pane.command_done) return c.p.reportFailure(c.id, "Repl: its command is done; a REPL is a running program");
         const arg = std.mem.trim(u8, c.arg orelse "", " \t\r\n");
         var buf: [320]u8 = undefined;
         var idbuf: [48]u8 = undefined;