CLI — Install

Updated May 02, 2026

Requirements

Install options

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install splithook/tap/splithook
splithook --version

Linux — shell installer

curl -fsSL https://splithook.com/install.sh | sh

The installer places the binary at /usr/local/bin/splithook. If that path isn't writable, run with sudo or set INSTALL_DIR:

INSTALL_DIR=~/.local/bin curl -fsSL https://splithook.com/install.sh | sh

Direct Phar download

curl -Lo splithook https://splithook.com/cli/latest/splithook.phar
chmod +x splithook
sudo mv splithook /usr/local/bin/

Windows (WSL2)

Use the Linux installer inside a WSL2 terminal. Native Windows support is not available.

Verify the install

splithook --version
# splithook 1.0.0 (php 8.4.3)

Updating

# Homebrew
brew upgrade splithook

# Self-update (Phar install)
splithook self-update

Uninstalling

# Homebrew
brew uninstall splithook

# Manual
rm /usr/local/bin/splithook
rm -rf ~/.splithook