nodebrew
Node.js version manager.
Install
Install with curl.
$ 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
(which indicates nodebrew's home directory) is configurable.
If you want to install nodebrew manually, please configure such as follows.
export NODEBREW_ROOT=/path/to/.nodebrew
The default value is $HOME/.nodebrew
.
Usage
nodebrew install <version>
Install Node.js.
$ nodebrew install v8.9.4
# or
$ nodebrew install latest # latest version
$ nodebrew install stable # stable version
$ nodebrew install v8.9 # v8.9 latest
$ nodebrew install 8.9.4 # without `v`
nodebrew compile <version>
If you want to compile from source, you can use compile
command.
$ nodebrew compile v8.9.4
Pass configure options to Node.js.
$ nodebrew compile v8.9.4 --v8-options=--harmony
nodebrew use <version>
Switch a version to use.
$ nodebrew use v8.9.4
$ node -v
v8.9.4
# or
$ nodebrew use latest # latest version
$ nodebrew use stable # stable version
$ nodebrew use v8.9 # v8.9 latest
$ nodebrew use 8.9.4 # without `v`
nodebrew ls
or nodebrew list
List all installed versions.
$ nodebrew ls
v8.9.9
v8.9.4
current: v8.9.4
nodebrew ls-remote
List remote versions.
$ nodebrew ls-remote
v0.0.1 v0.0.2 v0.0.3 v0.0.4 v0.0.5 v0.0.6
...
nodebrew ls-all
List installed and remote versions.
$ nodebrew ls-all
Remote:
v0.0.1 v0.0.2 v0.0.3 v0.0.4 v0.0.5 v0.0.6
...
Local:
v8.9.0
v8.9.4
current: v8.9.4
nodebrew alias
Set alias.
$ nodebrew alias default v8.9.4
default -> v8.9.4
$ nodebrew use default
use v8.9.4
$ nodebrew unalias default
remove default
nodebrew uninstall <version>
Uninstall Node.js.
$ nodebrew uninstall v8.9.4
v8.9.4 uninstalled
nodebrew selfupdate
Update nodebrew itself.
$ nodebrew selfupdate
nodebrew exec <version>
Execute other version temporary.
$ nodebrew exec v8.9.4 -- node app.js
All commands
$ nodebrew help Show this message
$ nodebrew install <version> Download and install <version> (from binary)
$ nodebrew compile <version> Download and install <version> (from source)
$ nodebrew install-binary <version> Alias of `install` (For backward compatibility)
$ nodebrew uninstall <version> Uninstall <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> <value> Set alias
$ 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> using specified <version>
$ nodebrew prune [--dry-run] Uninstall old versions, keeping the latest version for each major version
Uninstall nodebrew
$ rm -rf $HOME/.nodebrew
That's all.
Development
Install dependencies for testing.
$ carton install
Run test.
$ carton exec -- prove -lvr
License
MIT © Kazuhito Hokamura