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Node Version Manager for Windows

nvmw is a simple Node Version Manager for Windows.

Prerequisites

You'll need to install the following software before installing nvmw:

• git
• python 2.7+ only if you need Node < 0.8

Installation

Clone this repository:

git clone git://github.com/hakobera/nvmw.git "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\.nvmw"

To activate nvmw, add nvmw directory to your PATH environment variable

set "PATH=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\.nvmw;%PATH%"

Usage

Usage:
  nvmw help                    Show this message
  nvmw install [version]       Download and install a [version]
  nvmw uninstall [version]     Uninstall a [version]
  nvmw use [version]           Modify PATH to use [version]
  nvmw ls                      List installed versions

Example:
  nvmw install v0.6.0          Install a specific version number
  nvmw use v0.6.0              Use the specific version
  nvmw install iojs            Install the latest version of io.js
  nvmw install iojs-v1.0.2     Install a specific version number of io.js
  nvmw use iojs-v1.0.2         Use the specific version of io.js

Support install with arch

arch support values: x86, x64

Usage:
  nvmw install [version] [arch]    Download and install a [version] on the [arch]
  nvmw uninstall [version] [arch]  Uninstall a [version] on the [arch]
  nvmw use [version] [arch]        Modify PATH to use [version] on the [arch]

Example:
  nvmw install v0.12.0 x86         Install a specific 32-bit version
  nvmw use v0.12.0 x86             Use the specific 32-bit version

Mirror node.js/io.js/npm dist

To use a mirror of the node binaries, set $NVMW_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR.

e.g.: In China, you can use these mirrors:

set "NVMW_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=http://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/node"
set "NVMW_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR=http://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/iojs"
set "NVMW_NPM_MIRROR=http://npm.taobao.org/mirrors/npm"

nvmw install 0.11.14
nvmw install node-v0.11.15
nvmw install iojs
nvmw install iojs-v1.0.2

FAQ

Q. Node.exe download faild caused 'Input Error: There is no script engine for file extension ".js"'

Maybe you associated ".js" file to another app, not JScript engine. To fix, see here

LICENSE

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2011 Kazuyuki Honda [email protected]

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.