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     NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=http://nodejs.org/dist nvm install 0.10
 
-`nvm use` will, by defaut, create a "current" symlink. Set `$NVM_SYMLINK_CURRENT` to any value other than "true" to disable this behavior.
+`nvm use` will not, by default, create a "current" symlink. Set `$NVM_SYMLINK_CURRENT` to "true" to enable this behavior, which is sometimes useful for IDEs.
 
 ## License