1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 14a4cd4..2f29e28 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
                                   (interactive)
                                   (kill-buffer (current-buffer))))
 
+(require 'eshell)
 (require 'shell-switcher)
 (setq shell-switcher-mode t)
 (add-hook 'eshell-mode-hook 'shell-switcher-manually-register-shell)
@@ -314,3 +315,9 @@
     (eshell/cd (if (> (length pieces) 1)
                    (concat (car pieces) ":/")
                  "/"))))
+
+;; start a hidden eshell on startup
+(add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook #'(lambda ()
+                                  (let ((default-directory (getenv "HOME")))
+                                    (command-execute 'eshell)
+                                    (bury-buffer))))