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Chinthaka Bandara
Chinthaka Bandara

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Node Version Manager

#node #nodeversionmanager #nvm

Sometimes when you are working as a developer you will have to work on multiple projects or fix up a bug in a old project. All these projects will not have the same node.js version. Then you had to re-install node.js according to the project. This will be a hassle when you had to switch between node.js versions multiple times.

nvm is a version manager for node.js, designed to be installed per-user. nvm works on these platforms: unix, macOS, and windows WSL.

Getting Started

First we have to download and install nvm-windows.
https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases/tag/1.1.11

Usage

Check nvm version

nvm --version
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List locally installed versions

nvm ls
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Install specific version

nvm install v18.12.1
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Uninstall specific version

nvm uninstall 14.17.6
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Use specific version

nvm use 18.12.1
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Using these commands we can easily navigate across multiple node.js versions

Happy Coding 😉

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