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+# Add yourself some shortcuts to projects you often work on
+# Example:
+#
+# brainstormr=/Users/robbyrussell/Projects/development/planetargon/brainstormr
+#
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+# Add your own custom plugins in the custom/plugins directory. Plugins placed
+# here will override ones with the same name in the main plugins directory.