diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index add2eefc..b821d602 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,28 +208,18 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
    pyenv repo is cloned and add `$PYENV_ROOT/bin` to your `$PATH` for access
    to the `pyenv` command-line utility.
 
-   - For **bash**:
+   - For **bash**/**Zsh**:
      ~~~ bash
-     echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.bash_profile
-     echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
-     ~~~
-
-   - For **Ubuntu Desktop**:
-     ~~~ bash
-     echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.bashrc
-     echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
-     ~~~
-
-   - For **Zsh**:
-     ~~~ zsh
-     echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.zshrc
-     echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
+     echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.profile
+     echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.profile
+     echo 'eval "$(pyenv init --path)"' >> ~/.profile
      ~~~
 
    - For **Fish shell**:
      ~~~ fish
      set -Ux PYENV_ROOT $HOME/.pyenv
      set -Ux fish_user_paths $PYENV_ROOT/bin $fish_user_paths
+     pyenv init --path | source
      ~~~
 
    - **Proxy note**: If you use a proxy, export `http_proxy` and `https_proxy` too.
@@ -239,11 +229,6 @@ easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
    configuration file since it manipulates `PATH` during the initialization.
 
    - For **bash**:
-     ~~~ bash
-     echo -e 'if command -v pyenv 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then\n  eval "$(pyenv init -)"\nfi' >> ~/.bash_profile
-     ~~~
-
-   - For **Ubuntu Desktop** and **Fedora**:
      ~~~ bash
      echo -e 'if command -v pyenv 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then\n  eval "$(pyenv init -)"\nfi' >> ~/.bashrc
      ~~~
diff --git a/libexec/pyenv-init b/libexec/pyenv-init
index c61c3285..60885843 100755
--- a/libexec/pyenv-init
+++ b/libexec/pyenv-init
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Summary: Configure the shell environment for pyenv
-# Usage: eval "$(pyenv init - [--no-rehash] [<shell>])"
+# Usage: eval "$(pyenv init [-|--path] [--no-rehash] [<shell>])"
 
 set -e
 [ -n "$PYENV_DEBUG" ] && set -x
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set -e
 # Provide pyenv completions
 if [ "$1" = "--complete" ]; then
   echo -
+  echo --path
   echo --no-rehash
   echo bash
   echo fish
@@ -16,15 +17,20 @@ if [ "$1" = "--complete" ]; then
   exit
 fi
 
-print=""
+mode="help"
 no_rehash=""
 for args in "$@"
 do
   if [ "$args" = "-" ]; then
-    print=1
+    mode="print"
     shift
   fi
 
+  if [ "$args" = "--path" ]; then
+    mode="path"
+    shift
+  fi
+  
   if [ "$args" = "--no-rehash" ]; then
     no_rehash=1
     shift
@@ -68,11 +74,7 @@ function main() {
 function help_() {
   case "$shell" in
   bash )
-    if [ -f "${HOME}/.bashrc" ] && [ ! -f "${HOME}/.bash_profile" ]; then
-      profile='~/.bashrc'
-    else
-      profile='~/.bash_profile'
-    fi
+    profile='~/.bashrc'
     ;;
   zsh )
     profile='~/.zshrc'
@@ -100,6 +102,17 @@ function help_() {
       ;;
     esac
     echo
+    echo "# And the following to ~/.profile:"
+    echo
+    case "$shell" in
+    fish )
+      echo 'pyenv init --path | source'
+      ;;
+    * )
+      echo 'eval "$(pyenv init --path)"'
+      ;;
+    esac
+    echo
   } >&2
 }
 
@@ -107,14 +120,24 @@ function init_dirs() {
   mkdir -p "${PYENV_ROOT}/"{shims,versions}
 }
 
+function print_path() {
+  # Need to use the login shell rather than the current one
+  case "$shell" in
+    fish )
+      echo "set -gx PATH '${PYENV_ROOT}/shims' \$PATH"
+      ;;
+    * )
+      echo 'export PATH="'${PYENV_ROOT}'/shims:${PATH}"'
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
 function print_env() {
   case "$shell" in
   fish )
-    echo "set -gx PATH '${PYENV_ROOT}/shims' \$PATH"
     echo "set -gx PYENV_SHELL $shell"
     ;;
   * )
-    echo 'export PATH="'${PYENV_ROOT}'/shims:${PATH}"'
     echo "export PYENV_SHELL=$shell"
     ;;
   esac
diff --git a/test/init.bats b/test/init.bats
index c9fb0a28..bcb937c1 100755
--- a/test/init.bats
+++ b/test/init.bats
@@ -64,28 +64,28 @@ OUT
 
 @test "adds shims to PATH" {
   export PATH="${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/../libexec:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin"
-  run pyenv-init - bash
+  run pyenv-init --path bash
   assert_success
   assert_line 0 'export PATH="'${PYENV_ROOT}'/shims:${PATH}"'
 }
 
 @test "adds shims to PATH (fish)" {
   export PATH="${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/../libexec:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin"
-  run pyenv-init - fish
+  run pyenv-init --path fish
   assert_success
   assert_line 0 "set -gx PATH '${PYENV_ROOT}/shims' \$PATH"
 }
 
 @test "can add shims to PATH more than once" {
   export PATH="${PYENV_ROOT}/shims:$PATH"
-  run pyenv-init - bash
+  run pyenv-init --path bash
   assert_success
   assert_line 0 'export PATH="'${PYENV_ROOT}'/shims:${PATH}"'
 }
 
 @test "can add shims to PATH more than once (fish)" {
   export PATH="${PYENV_ROOT}/shims:$PATH"
-  run pyenv-init - fish
+  run pyenv-init --path fish
   assert_success
   assert_line 0 "set -gx PATH '${PYENV_ROOT}/shims' \$PATH"
 }