When to use this skill

Use this skill whenever the user wants to:

• Install or update nvm

• Install or switch Node.js versions

• Use or manage .nvmrc

• Configure shell integration for nvm

• Troubleshoot nvm on macOS, Linux, WSL, or Alpine

• Manage default aliases, LTS versions, or global packages

• Use nvm in Docker or CI/CD

How to use this skill

• Identify the topic from the user's request and open the matching example file.

• Follow the instructions in the example file, including prerequisites and shell notes.

• Use the exact commands from the example file unless the user requests a variation.

• Call out platform constraints (macOS, Linux, WSL, Alpine, Docker).

• Link back to the official README when uncertainty exists.

Example file map

• examples/intro.md

• Intro and quick start

• examples/about.md

• What nvm is and supported platforms

• examples/install-update-script.md

• Install & update script

• examples/install-additional-notes.md

• Install script notes and env vars

• examples/install-docker.md

• Install in Docker

• examples/install-docker-cicd.md

• Docker for CI/CD jobs

• examples/troubleshooting-linux.md

• Linux install troubleshooting

• examples/troubleshooting-macos.md

• macOS install troubleshooting

• examples/ansible.md

• Ansible install task

• examples/verify-installation.md

• Verify installation

• examples/important-notes.md

• Important notes and caveats

• examples/git-install.md

• Git install

• examples/manual-install.md

• Manual install

• examples/manual-upgrade.md

• Manual upgrade

• examples/usage.md

• Core nvm usage

• examples/long-term-support.md

• LTS usage

• examples/migrate-global-packages.md

• Reinstall packages while installing

• examples/default-global-packages.md

• Default packages file

• examples/iojs.md

• io.js usage

• examples/system-node.md

• Use system node

• examples/list-versions.md

• List installed/remote versions

• examples/colors.md

• Set output colors

• examples/colors-persist.md

• Persist custom colors in shell profile

• examples/colors-suppress.md

• Suppress colorized output

• examples/restore-path.md

• Restore PATH (deactivate)

• examples/default-version.md

• Set default alias

• examples/mirror.md

• Use node/iojs mirror

• examples/mirror-auth-header.md

• Pass auth header to mirror

• examples/nvmrc.md

• .nvmrc usage and rules

• examples/shell-integration.md

• Deeper shell integration overview

• examples/auto-use-bash.md

• Auto nvm use in bash

• examples/auto-use-zsh.md

• Auto nvm use in zsh

• examples/auto-use-fish.md

• Auto nvm use in fish

• examples/tests.md

• Running tests

• examples/environment-variables.md

• Environment variables

• examples/bash-completion.md

• Bash completion

• examples/bash-completion-usage.md

• Bash completion usage examples

• examples/compatibility-issues.md

• Known compatibility issues

• examples/alpine-install.md

• Alpine Linux install

• examples/uninstall.md

• Uninstall / removal

• examples/docker-dev.md

• Docker dev environment

• examples/problems.md

• Common problems

• examples/macos-troubleshooting.md

• macOS troubleshooting

• examples/wsl-troubleshooting.md

• WSL troubleshooting

• examples/maintainers.md

• Maintainers

• examples/project-support.md

• Project support

• examples/enterprise-support.md

• Enterprise support

• examples/license.md

• License and copyright

• examples/copyright-notice.md

• Copyright notice

Keywords

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