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Pratik Thapa
Pratik Thapa

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NVM Commands Cheat Sheet

I keep forgetting these commands. So, let's put is all together.

Installing

  • Follow installation steps:

nvm-sh/nvm

List Available Releases

 nvm ls-remote nvm ls-remote | grep -i "latest" nvm ls-remote | grep i "<node_version>" 
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Install a Node Version

nvm install <node_version> 
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List Installed Versions

nvm ls 
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Aliasing

  • Set a specific version as default
nvm alias default <node_version> 
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  • Set a user defined alias to a node version
nvm alias <alias_name> <node_version> 
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  • Remove the alias name
nvm unalias <alias_name> 
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Switch to a version (Use)

 # don't have to match exact number. `nvm use 16` nvm use <node_version> # or use the latest  nvm use --lts 
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Get path to installed node

# /Users/pratikthapa/.nvm/versions/node/v20.10.0/bin/node nvm which node 
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Uninstall a Version of NodeJs

nvm uninstall <node_version> # a specific version nvm uninstall --lts # Uninstall the latest LTS release 
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Help

nvm --help # get help documents 
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