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Useful NVM commands
// check version
node -v || node --version
// list locally installed versions of node
nvm ls
// list remove available versions of node
nvm ls-remote
// install specific version of node
nvm install 18.16.1
// set default version of node
nvm alias default 18.16.1
// switch version of node
nvm use 20.5.1
// install latest LTS version of node (Long Term Support)
nvm install --lts
// install latest stable version of node
nvm install stable
@Amjesh

Amjesh commented Dec 20, 2023

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Explore a comprehensive list of NVM commands by clicking on the text below. -
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@HishamMubarak

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Thank you 🙏

@gedharizka

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very use full, thank you

@inzamam-reachfirst

inzamam-reachfirst commented Feb 9, 2024

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nvm alias default 18.19.0 command is not changing the default node version on wsl.

@singhamjesh

singhamjesh commented Feb 9, 2024

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Is this version installed on your machine?
Check your default node version using "nvm alias default"

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nvm -v is 0.39.7. I have installed node version 14 and v18 via nvm. The nvm alias default command does not change the node version and only defaults to v14. However, the command nvm use default 18.19.0 is working but when restarting WSL it falls back to v14.21.3.

Screenshot 2024-02-09 092438

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nvm -v is 0.39.7. I have installed node version 14 and v18 via nvm. The nvm alias default command does not change the node version and only defaults to v14. However, the command nvm use default 18.19.0 is working but when restarting WSL it falls back to v14.21.3.

Screenshot 2024-02-09 092438

Try command which node.
it gives you the path of the node binary currently active.
Check that ".nvm" is present on the path.

This is mine
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@inzamam-reachfirst

inzamam-reachfirst commented Feb 12, 2024

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nvm is present in which node command.

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@tresorama

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From the screenshot your machine load node 18 and not node14, so it seem that is resolved. Is it the case ??

@inzamam-reachfirst

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It changes the node version but after closing the terminal or vs code, it reverts to node v14. The nvm alias default command is not working on WSL.

@tresorama

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It changes the node version but after closing the terminal or vs code, it reverts to node v14. The nvm alias default command is not working on WSL.

You don't have current alias. Maybe is this ...
Try this

# create alias named "current" that points to "default" aliased version
nvm alias current default

@Arifprogrammer

Arifprogrammer commented Jan 8, 2025

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`nvm ls-remote` is not supporting from my side
they are suggesting to use `nvm ls available` or `nvm list available`

@idcrook

idcrook commented Mar 3, 2025

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helping with more quick disk space reclaiming

On macOS

nvm uninstall v15.8.0

leaves 11.2 GB associated for that version in $HOME/.nvm/.cache/src

nvm cache clear

now that 11.2 GB is re-claimed (the current nvm node version is still intact in that directory). Didn't see any other earlier mention of cache here.

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