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nvm-windows Commands

All nvm Command Lines

  • nvm arch: Shows if node is running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode.
  • nvm install <version> [arch]: Install node, where version is a specific version or the latest stable version (latest). Optional parameter arch specifies 32-bit or 64-bit installation, default is system architecture. You can add --insecure to bypass SSL on remote servers.
  • nvm list [available]: Shows installed node versions. Optional parameter available shows all versions available for installation. list can be shortened to ls.
  • nvm ls or nvm list: Shows installed node versions.
  • nvm on: Enables node.js version management.
  • nvm off: Disables node.js version management.
  • nvm proxy [url]: Sets download proxy. Without the optional url parameter, it shows the current proxy. Setting url to none removes the proxy.
  • nvm node_mirror [url]: Sets node mirror. Default is https://nodejs.org/dist/. If url is not specified, the default url is used. After setting, you can check in the settings.txt file in the installation directory, or modify it directly in that file.
  • nvm npm_mirror [url]: Sets npm mirror. Default is https://github.com/npm/cli/archive/. If url is not specified, the default url is used. After setting, you can check in the settings.txt file in the installation directory, or modify it directly in that file.
  • nvm uninstall <version>: Uninstalls the specified node version.
  • nvm use [version] [arch]: Uses the specified node version. Can specify 32/64-bit architecture.
  • nvm root [path]: Sets the directory where different node versions are stored. If not set, the current directory is used by default.
  • nvm version or nvm v or nvm -v: Shows nvm version. version can be shortened to v.

Check nvm version with nvm v, nvm -v, nvm version, or nvm -version

nvm-list

Show installed versions with nvm list or the shortened form nvm lsnvm-list

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nvm list
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nvm ls

Show remotely available versions for installation, list can also be shortened to ls

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nvm list available
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nvm ls available

nvm-list-available

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