How to define a function in ghci across multiple lines?

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GHCi now has a multiline-input mode, enabled with :set +m. For example,

Prelude> :set +m
Prelude> let fac 0 = 1
Prelude|     fac n = n * fac (n-1)
Prelude|
Prelude> fac 10
3628800

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