doc: document argument variant in the repl.md

`options` in the `repl.start([options])` can be a string. Ref: nodejs#10160 PR-URL: nodejs#10221 Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <[email protected]>
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 The `repl.start()` method creates and starts a `repl.REPLServer` instance.
 
+If `options` is a string, then it specifies the input prompt:
+
+```js
+const repl = require('repl');
+
+// a Unix style prompt
+repl.start('$ ');
+```
+
 ## The Node.js REPL
 
 Node.js itself uses the `repl` module to provide its own interactive interface