====== nvm ======

{{tag>nodejs}}

nvm - Node Version Manager - Simple bash script to manage multiple active [[wp>Node.js|node.js]] versions.

===== Installation =====

<code bash>
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.11/install.sh | bash
</code>

then add following lines to your profile:

<code bash>
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
</code>

===== Usage =====

Install the latest release version of node:

  nvm install node

Install lts version of node:

  nvm install --lts  # or lts/boron

Install the specify version of node:

  nvm install [version tag, such as v6.9.0]


Install node and its packages:

  nvm install [new-version] --reinstall-packages-from=[old-version]

List all available version of node:

  nvm ls-remote

Uninstall specify version of node:

  nvm uninstall [version tag]

Set sepcify version as default node:

  nvm alias default v6.9.0

===== Accelerate downloading on Chinese Mainland =====

set ''$NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR'':

  export NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/node

or use it directly:

  NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/node nvm install [version]

===== Reference =====

  * https://github.com/creationix/nvm