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 ### 🙌 Give thanks to the open source maintainers you depend on! ✨
 
+## example
+
+![example gif](img/example.gif)
+
 ## usage
 
+Use `thanks` to see which packages you depend on have maintainers who are **seeking donations**.
+
+To run:
+
 ```js
 npx thanks
 ```
 
+Or, to install and run:
+
+```js
+npm install -g thanks
+thanks
+```
+
 ## license
 
 MIT. Copyright (c) [Feross Aboukhadijeh](https://feross.org).