<p>I keep forgetting these most common commands.</p>
<h2 id="heading-install">Install</h2>
<p>Follow the official guide <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating">here</a>. For mac with brew</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">brew install nvm
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-list-available-releases">List Available Releases</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">
nvm ls-remote
nvm ls-remote | grep -i <span class="hljs-string">"latest"</span>
nvm ls-remote | grep i <span class="hljs-string">"&lt;node_version&gt;"</span>
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-install-a-node-version">Install a node version</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">nvm install &lt;node_version&gt;
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-list-installed-versions">List installed versions</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">nvm ls
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-aliasing">Aliasing</h2>
<ul>
<li>Set a specific version as default</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">nvm <span class="hljs-built_in">alias</span> default &lt;node_version&gt;
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>Set a user defined alias to a node version</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">nvm <span class="hljs-built_in">alias</span> &lt;alias_name&gt; &lt;node_version&gt;
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>Remove the alias name</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">nvm <span class="hljs-built_in">unalias</span> &lt;alias_name&gt;
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-switch-to-a-version-use">Switch to a version (Use)</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-shell"># don't have to match exact number. `nvm use 16`  
nvm use &lt;node_version&gt; 
nvm use --lts # latest
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-get-path-to-installed-node">Get path to installed node</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash"><span class="hljs-comment"># /Users/pratikthapa/.nvm/versions/node/v20.10.0/bin/node</span>
nvm <span class="hljs-built_in">which</span> node
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-uninstall-a-version-of-nodejs">Uninstall a version of NodeJs</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">nvm uninstall &lt;node_version&gt; <span class="hljs-comment"># a specific version</span>
nvm uninstall --lts <span class="hljs-comment"># Uninstall the latest LTS release</span>
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-help">Help</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">nvm --<span class="hljs-built_in">help</span> <span class="hljs-comment"># get help documentss</span>
</code></pre>


I keep forgetting these most common commands.

## Install

Follow the official guide [here](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating). For mac with brew

```bash
brew install nvm
```

## List Available Releases

```bash

nvm ls-remote
nvm ls-remote | grep -i "latest"
nvm ls-remote | grep i "<node_version>"
```

## Install a node version

```bash
nvm install <node_version>
```

## List installed versions

```bash
nvm ls
```

## Aliasing

* Set a specific version as default
    

```bash
nvm alias default <node_version>
```

* Set a user defined alias to a node version
    

```bash
nvm alias <alias_name> <node_version>
```

* Remove the alias name
    

```bash
nvm unalias <alias_name>
```

## Switch to a version (Use)

```shell
# don't have to match exact number. `nvm use 16`  
nvm use <node_version> 
nvm use --lts # latest
```

## Get path to installed node

```bash
# /Users/pratikthapa/.nvm/versions/node/v20.10.0/bin/node
nvm which node 
```

## Uninstall a version of NodeJs

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

## Help

```bash
nvm --help # get help documentss
```

How to install and use nvm. Most common cheat sheet

NVM Commands

NVM Commands Cheat Sheet

Install

List Available Releases

Install a node version

List installed versions

Aliasing

Switch to a version (Use)

Get path to installed node

Uninstall a version of NodeJs

Help

I have always maintained short, to-the-point tech notes while learning and working on a new project. But they have always been scattered all over the place. This blog keeps them in one place.
