nvm

How to write a .nvmrc file which automatically change node version

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As @Aditya-M-P has already mentioned you can run the following command inside your projects root directory to generate the .nvmrc to set a desired NodeJS version for you project to work properly: node -v > .nvmrc It will generate something like this inside your .nvmrc file: v10.16.2 Also using 10.16.2 without the v letter will … Read more

How to install nvm in docker?

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When you RUN bash… each time that runs in a separate process, anything set in the environment is not maintained. Here’s how I install nvm: # Replace shell with bash so we can source files RUN rm /bin/sh && ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh # Set debconf to run non-interactively RUN echo ‘debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive’ … Read more

Visual Studio Code to use node version specified by NVM

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In VS Code: go to your launch.json file add the runtimeVersion attribute inside configurations as shown below In this example, we are assuming 4.8.7 is already installed using nvm: { “version”: “<some-version>”, “configurations”: [ { “type”: “node”, “runtimeVersion”: “4.8.7”, // If i need to run node 4.8.7 “request”: “launch”, “name”: “Launch”, “program”: “${workspaceFolder}/sample.js” } ]}

run `nvm use` automatically every time there’s a .nvmrc file on the directory

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If you use zsh (z shell): Calling ‘nvm use’ automatically in a directory with a .nvmrc file Put this into your $HOME/.zshrc to call nvm use automatically whenever you enter a directory that contains an .nvmrc file with a string telling nvm which node to use: # place this after nvm initialization! autoload -U add-zsh-hook … Read more

What is the recommended way to install Node.js, nvm and npm on MacOS X?

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Using homebrew install nvm: brew update brew install nvm source $(brew –prefix nvm)/nvm.sh Add the last command to the .profile, .bashrc or .zshrc file to not run it again on every terminal start. So for example to add it to the .profile run: echo “source $(brew –prefix nvm)/nvm.sh” >> ~/.profile If you have trouble with … Read more

nvm is not compatible with the npm config “prefix” option:

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Delete and Reset the prefix $ npm config delete prefix $ npm config set prefix $NVM_DIR/versions/node/v6.11.1 Note: Change the version number with the one indicated in the error message. nvm is not compatible with the npm config “prefix” option: currently set to “/usr/local” Run “npm config delete prefix” or “nvm use –delete-prefix v6.11.1 –silent” to … Read more

How to properly upgrade node using nvm

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This may work: nvm install NEW_VERSION –reinstall-packages-from=OLD_VERSION For example: nvm install 6.7 –reinstall-packages-from=6.4 then, if you want, you can delete your previous version with: nvm uninstall OLD_VERSION Where, in your case, NEW_VERSION = 5.4 OLD_VERSION = 5.0 Alternatively, try: nvm install stable –reinstall-packages-from=current