diff --git a/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_replicate.cpp b/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_replicate.cpp
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+MatrixXi m = MatrixXi::Random(2,3);
+cout << "Here is the matrix m:" << endl << m << endl;
+cout << "m.replicate<3,2>() = ..." << endl;
+cout << m.replicate<3,2>() << endl;