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đź”— A better `npm link` (by privatenumber)
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions (by nvm-sh)
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| link | nvm | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313 | |
| 165 | 75,557 | |
| - | 2.0% | |
| 6.1 | 7.8 | |
| 6 months ago | about 1 month ago | |
| TypeScript | Shell | |
| - | MIT License |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
link
Posts with mentions or reviews of link.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-25.
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4 reasons to avoid using `npm link`
npx link doesn't globally install the linked package or its binaries. It doesn't remove previous links. And it works across different versions of Node.js because it makes direct symlinks. It also has a clear fail-state when it can't resolve the package path.
nvm
Posts with mentions or reviews of nvm.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-08.
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Software Engineering Workflow
Node.js + Nvm - runtime for javascript without a browser
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Write a schema only absolutely no code backend server with Node.js and Teo!
Install Node.js if it hasn't been installed. There are several ways to install Node.js. You may download the installer from the official website, or install it with tools like NVM. After installation, run this command to verify its installation.
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AI for Web Devs: Deploying Your AI App to Production
Our server also needs Node.js to run our app. We could install the binary directly, but I prefer to use a tool called NVM, which allows us to easily manage Node versions. We can install it with this command:
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How To Set Up Your Coding Environment
By setting up your environment in isolation, you can prevent yourself from a lot of issues when experimenting with code. It makes your code behave more predictable due to the defined state of the runtime environment you are working with. This article should provide you with enough information to get started, but obviously, there is a lot more power embedded in NVM, Virtual Environment and RBEnv. So make sure to check their documentation.
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Effective nodejs version management for the busy developer
I highly recommend setting up nodejs with a version manager, nvm was and still is a popular option, however, I now recommend and have been using fnm, a simpler and faster alternative to manage my nodejs versions.
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A Journey to Find an Ultimate Development Environment
The purpose of a version manager is to help you navigate or install any tools for development easily. Version Manager can be one tool for each dependency (e.g. NVM, g) or One tool for all dependencies (e.g. asdf, mise).
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NVM – Node Version Management
I usually develop on Windows so I installed NVM for Windows from here, but if you’re on other OS I’m sure you can find a version that supports it, probably this is the answer.
- Configurar Solana en Linux
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How to quickly setup NodeJS with NVM
This was a very quick introduction to how I setup NodeJS on my environment using nvm. If you have any questions please refer to the official documentation or contact me via my Social Links.
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"npm can’t be eliminated from the equation when you’re dealing with JavaScript" - True or false?
Source: Can this be used to create/download npm as a standalone executable? #3237.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing link and nvm you can also consider the following projects:
nvs - Node Version Switcher - A cross-platform tool for switching between versions and forks of Node.js
fnm - 🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
asdf - Extendable version manager with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang & more
corepack - Zero-runtime-dependency package acting as bridge between Node projects and their package managers
volta - Volta: JS Toolchains as Code. ⚡
SDKMan - The SDKMAN! Command Line Interface
bun - Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one
nodist - Natural node.js and npm version manager for windows.
nvm for Windows - A node.js version management utility for Windows. Ironically written in Go.
docker-node - Official Docker Image for Node.js :whale: :turtle: :rocket:
HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)
shelljs - :shell: Portable Unix shell commands for Node.js