diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/directive_actions.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/directive_actions.rs
index bbfc0dd..87269a6 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/repl/directive_actions.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/directive_actions.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::{Repl, InterpreterDirectiveOutput};
 use crate::repl::command_tree::CommandTree;
+use crate::repl::help::help;
 use crate::language::{LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse, DebugAsk, DebugResponse}; 
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::fmt::Write as FmtWrite;
@@ -124,31 +125,3 @@ fn doc(repl: &mut Repl, arguments: &[&str]) -> InterpreterDirectiveOutput {
   }).unwrap_or(Some(format!(":docs needs an argument")))
 }
 
-fn help(repl: &mut Repl, arguments: &[&str]) -> InterpreterDirectiveOutput {
-  let mut buf = String::new();
-  let directives = match repl.get_directives() {
-    CommandTree::Top(children) => children,
-    _ => panic!("Top-level CommandTree not Top")
-  };
-
-  match arguments {
-    [] => {
-      writeln!(buf, "MetaInterpreter options").unwrap();
-      writeln!(buf, "-----------------------").unwrap();
-
-      for directive in directives {
-        let trailer = " ";
-        writeln!(buf, "{}{}- {}", directive.get_cmd(), trailer, directive.get_help()).unwrap();
-      }
-
-      let ref lang = repl.get_cur_language_state();
-      writeln!(buf, "").unwrap();
-      writeln!(buf, "Language-specific help for {}", lang.get_language_name()).unwrap();
-      writeln!(buf, "-----------------------").unwrap();
-    },
-    _ => {
-      writeln!(buf, "Command-specific help not available yet").unwrap();
-    }
-  };
-  Some(buf)
-}
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/help.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/help.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec08741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/help.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use std::fmt::Write as FmtWrite;
+
+use super::{Repl, InterpreterDirectiveOutput};
+use crate::repl::command_tree::CommandTree;
+
+pub fn help(repl: &mut Repl, arguments: &[&str]) -> InterpreterDirectiveOutput {
+  let mut buf = String::new();
+  let directives = match repl.get_directives() {
+    CommandTree::Top(children) => children,
+    _ => panic!("Top-level CommandTree not Top")
+  };
+
+  match arguments {
+    [] => return global_help(repl),
+    _ => {
+      writeln!(buf, "Command-specific help not available yet").unwrap();
+    }
+  };
+  Some(buf)
+}
+
+fn global_help(repl: &mut Repl) -> InterpreterDirectiveOutput {
+  let mut buf = String::new();
+  let directives = match repl.get_directives() {
+    CommandTree::Top(children) => children,
+    _ => panic!("Top-level CommandTree not Top")
+  };
+
+  writeln!(buf, "MetaInterpreter options").unwrap();
+  writeln!(buf, "-----------------------").unwrap();
+
+  for directive in directives {
+    let trailer = " ";
+    writeln!(buf, "{}{}- {}", directive.get_cmd(), trailer, directive.get_help()).unwrap();
+  }
+
+  let ref lang = repl.get_cur_language_state();
+  writeln!(buf, "").unwrap();
+  writeln!(buf, "Language-specific help for {}", lang.get_language_name()).unwrap();
+  writeln!(buf, "-----------------------").unwrap();
+  Some(buf)
+}
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
index f3eb809..1070d7a 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use repl_options::ReplOptions;
 mod directive_actions;
 mod directives;
 use directives::directives_from_pass_names;
+mod help;
 
 const HISTORY_SAVE_FILE: &'static str = ".schala_history";
 const OPTIONS_SAVE_FILE: &'static str = ".schala_repl";