Node.js version manager.
Using curl one liner.
$ curl -L git.io/nodebrew | perl - setup
Or download and setup.
$ wget git.io/nodebrew
$ perl nodebrew setup
Add PATH setting your shell config file, .bashrc or .zshrc.
export PATH=$HOME/.nodebrew/current/bin:$PATH
Reload config.
$ source ~/.bashrc
Confirm.
$ nodebrew help
NODEBREW_ROOT
env var can change nodebrew's home directory. default is $HOME/.nodebrew
.
export NODEBREW_ROOT=/path/to/.nodebrew
Install.
$ nodebrew install-binary v0.10.29
install ...
# or
$ nodebrew install-binary latest # latest version
$ nodebrew install-binary stable # stable version
$ nodebrew install-binary v0.10.x # v0.10 latest
$ nodebrew install-binary 0.10.29 # without `v`
Switch use version.
$ nodebrew use v0.10.29
$ node -v
v0.10.29
# or
$ nodebrew use latest # latest version
$ nodebrew use stable # stable version
$ nodebrew use v0.6.x # v0.6 latest
$ nodebrew use 0.10.29 # without `v`
View all installed version list or ls.
$ nodebrew ls
v0.8.28
v0.10.29
current: v0.10.29
Remote version view.
$ nodebrew ls-remote
v0.0.1 v0.0.2 v0.0.3 v0.0.4 v0.0.5 v0.0.6
...
Remote and local version view.
$ nodebrew ls-all
Remote:
v0.0.1 v0.0.2 v0.0.3 v0.0.4 v0.0.5 v0.0.6
...
Local:
v0.8.28
v0.10.29
current: v0.10.29
Set alias.
$ nodebrew alias default v0.8.28
default -> v0.8.28
$ nodebrew use default
use v0.8.28
$ nodebrew unalias default
remove default
Uninstall.
$ nodebrew uninstall v0.10.29
v0.10.29 uninstalled
Update nodebrew.
$ nodebrew selfupdate
Execute other version temporary.
$ nodebrew exec v0.10.29 -- node app.js
We recommend to use the install-binary
command to install. If you want to compile from source, you can use install
command.
$ nodebrew install v0.10.29
You can pass configure options of Node.js.
$ nodebrew install v0.11.14 --v8-options=--harmony
$ nodebrew help Show this message
$ nodebrew install <version> Download and install a <version> (compile from source)
$ nodebrew install-binary <version> Download and install a <version> (binary file)
$ nodebrew uninstall <version> Uninstall a version
$ nodebrew use <version> Use <version>
$ nodebrew list List installed versions
$ nodebrew ls Alias for `list`
$ nodebrew ls-remote List remote versions
$ nodebrew ls-all List remote and installed versions
$ nodebrew alias <key> <version> Set alias to version
$ nodebrew unalias <key> Remove alias
$ nodebrew clean <version> | all Remove source file
$ nodebrew selfupdate Update nodebrew
$ nodebrew migrate-package <version> Install global NPM packages contained in <version> to current version
$ nodebrew exec <version> -- <command> Execute <command> specified <version>
Install module for testing.
$ carton install
Run test.
$ carton exec -- prove -lvr