From f04376455dcf42bf997658ce63039882a16852b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Ogden <max@maxogden.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:56:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add --save-dev instructions to readme

---
 npm/README.md | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/npm/README.md b/npm/README.md
index 04e7c53c90..58f9fd1c4d 100644
--- a/npm/README.md
+++ b/npm/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ Atom Shell is a javascript runtime that bundles Node.js and Chromium. You use it
 
 ## Installation
 
-Download and install the latest build of atom-shell for your OS and symlink it into your PATH:
+Download and install the latest build of atom-shell for your OS and add it to your projects `package.json` as a `devDependency`:
+
+```
+npm install atom-shell --save-dev
+```
+
+This is the preferred way to use atom-shell, as it doesn't require users to install atom-shell globally.
+
+You can also use the `-g` flag (global) to symlink it into your PATH:
 
 ```
 npm install -g atom-shell
@@ -52,4 +60,4 @@ console.log(atom)
 
 // spawn atom-shell
 var child = proc.spawn(atom)
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```