fnm

fnm is a Command Line tool for managing Node versions.

Installation

brew install fnm

# Add the line to your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc, whichever is relevant.
echo 'eval "$(fnm env --use-on-cd)"' >> ~/.zshrc

Usage

Using the correct version in a pre-set repository

To get started, just use fns use.

Installing a new Node version

Use fnm install <version> | --lts | --latest So to install the latest LTS version, the command is:

# Installs most recent LTS version
fnm install --lts

# Installs most recent version
fnm install --latest

# Installs specifically v16.19.0
fnm install v16.19.0

Setting the Node version in a repository

The repository's desired Node version is stored in .node-version at the root level.

# Sets the current version to v16.19.0
fnm use v16.19.0

# Outputs "v16.19.0" to .node-version
fnm current > .node-version