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lolcat gem + editing your .bash_profile = a rainbow greeting every time you open a terminal window
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install homebrew if you don't already have it.

install the lolcat gem:

gem install lolcat

then

open .bash_profile

edit .bash_profile file in a text editor, add the following:

read -r -d '' VAR <<'EOF'

then insert ascii art or any greeting you want to appear in beautiful rainbow effect, then close with

EOF
echo "$VAR" | lolcat

save your .bash_profile file

then open a new terminal window and boom:

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