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 This plugin shows a warning message if a user is running an out of date CLI.
 
-This checks the version against the npm registry asynchronously in a forked process, at most once per 24 hours. It then saves a version file to the cache directory that will enable the warning. The upside of this method is that it won't block a user while they're using your CLI—the downside is that it will only display _after_ running a command that fetches the new version.
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 ![screenshot](./assets/screenshot.png)
 
+# How it works
+
+This checks the version against the npm registry asynchronously in a forked process, at most once per 24 hours. It then saves a version file to the cache directory that will enable the warning. The upside of this method is that it won't block a user while they're using your CLI—the downside is that it will only display _after_ running a command that fetches the new version.
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 # Installation
 
 Add the plugin to your project with `yarn add @oclif/plugin-warn-if-update-available`, then add it to the `package.json` of the oclif CLI: