From 60649d4fbd0a89d91f33b3fb529de9c654f10656 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erin Sparling Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:14:00 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] README: add Homebrew installation instructions for macOS --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 194cc9fc..2cd87749 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ one is missing. Autodaemonization is enabled by default, so you don't need to do anything special to use it, though you can control its behavior with the `nodaemonize` config option and the `-d/-D` command line switches. +### Installing with Homebrew + +On macOS, `shpool` can be installed via the project's [Homebrew tap](https://github.com/shell-pool/homebrew-shpool): + +``` +brew tap shell-pool/shpool +brew install shpool +``` + ## Usage Generally `shpool` is used to provide persistent sessions when From 34e1a17e3d327e2e09f7815276ea1bcf197623fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erin Sparling Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:16:24 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] README: add brew services autostart instructions --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2cd87749..7efbed28 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ brew tap shell-pool/shpool brew install shpool ``` +To have the daemon start automatically at login: + +``` +brew services start shpool +``` + ## Usage Generally `shpool` is used to provide persistent sessions when