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Fixing npm On Mac OS X for Homebrew Users

If you just want to fix the issue quickly, scroll down to the "solution" section below.

Explanation of the issue

If you're a Homebrew user and you installed node via Homebrew, there is a major philosophical issue with the way Homebrew and NPM work together. If you install node with Homebrew and then try to do npm update npm -g, you may see an error like this:

$ npm update npm -g

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#!/bin/bash

set -e

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "USAGE: $0 plugin1 plugin2 ..."
  exit 1
fi

plugin_dir=/var/lib/jenkins/plugins

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ap-southeast-1a d2.8xlarge ecpu:116 vcpu:36 monthly:64.8 max:64.8 price_count:61 --> 0.558620689655$/month/ecpu
ap-southeast-1b d2.8xlarge ecpu:116 vcpu:36 monthly:64.8 max:64.8 price_count:61 --> 0.558620689655$/month/ecpu
eu-central-1b c4.large ecpu:8 vcpu:2 monthly:12.264192 max:12.744 price_count:1000 --> 1.533024$/month/ecpu
eu-central-1a c4.large ecpu:8 vcpu:2 monthly:12.91104 max:14.4 price_count:1000 --> 1.61388$/month/ecpu
us-west-2c c3.large ecpu:7 vcpu:2 monthly:11.6166153846 max:12.024 price_count:117 --> 1.65951648352$/month/ecpu
us-west-2b c3.large ecpu:7 vcpu:2 monthly:11.7594853273 max:12.456 price_count:886 --> 1.67992647533$/month/ecpu
us-west-2a c3.large ecpu:7 vcpu:2 monthly:11.848536 max:12.888 price_count:1000 --> 1.692648$/month/ecpu
us-west-2b c3.xlarge ecpu:14 vcpu:4 monthly:23.814072 max:25.92 price_count:1000 --> 1.70100514286$/month/ecpu
us-west-2b c3.8xlarge ecpu:108 vcpu:32 monthly:186.467976 max:191.16 price_count:1000 --> 1.72655533333$/month/ecpu
us-west-2c c3.xlarge ecpu:14 v

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/*************************************************
 * This is a simple Monte Carlo simulation to see 
 * whether we should 
 * go for X BIG deal and/or Y SMALL deals. 
 * 
 * What is the best blend?
 *
 * Author: Ido Green | plus.google.com/+greenido
 * Date: 16 July 2013
 *