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* Update installing-plugins.mdx

add reference and link to the plugins command docs
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-> The [`packer plugins`](/docs/commands/plugins) command allows to install plugins without going through
`init`. For manual installation of plugin binaries, without the `packer plugins` command, please continue reading.

The easiest way to manually install a plugin is to name it correctly, then place
it in the proper directory. To name a plugin correctly, make sure the binary is
named `packer-plugin-NAME`. For example, `packer-plugin-amazon` for a "plugin"
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