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Vim is showing the :help page for the Rainbow Trails plugin. The command :Rainbow Trails is entered, and then the cursor is moved rapidly around the window, leaving rainbows behind it as it zips about. It's pretty!](https://normalmo.de/plugins/images/rainbow-trailser.gif)\n\n## I want rainbows! How do I get them?!\n\nInstall in Vim or Neovim with your normal package manager, or just use the built in [packages](https://vimhelp.org/repeat.txt.html#packages) feature:\n\n```shell\nmkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start\ngit clone https://github.com/sedm0784/vim-rainbow-trails.git ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start\n```\n\nThen run `:helptags ALL` in Vim to generate the [documentation](doc/rainbow-trails.txt), and `:RainbowTrails` to start the FUN.\n\n## This is so cool! I want PERMANENT rainbows!\n\nNo problem! 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