| # Node Version Manager |
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| ## Installation |
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| First you'll need to make sure your system has a c++ compiler. For OSX, XCode will work, for Ubuntu, the build-essential and libssl-dev packages work. |
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| To install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the "`nvm.sh`" file inside it. I put mine in a folder called "`.nvm`". |
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| Or if you have `git` installed, then just clone it: |
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| git clone git://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm |
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| To activate nvm, you need to source it from your bash shell |
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| . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh |
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| I always add this line to my ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile file to have it automatically sources upon login. |
| Often I also put in a line to use a specific version of node. |
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| ## Usage |
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| To download, compile, and install the v0.4.1 release of node, do this: |
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| nvm install v0.4.1 |
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| And then in any new shell just use the installed version: |
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| nvm use v0.4.1 |
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| If you want to see what versions are available: |
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| nvm ls |
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| To restore your PATH, you can deactivate it. |
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| nvm deactivate |
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| To set a default Node version to be used in any new shell, use the alias 'default': |
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| nvm alias default v0.4.1 |
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