Or on macOS with MacPorts you can install the n port: port install n On macOS with Homebrew you can install the n formula. To install n in a custom location (such as $CUSTOM_LOCATION/bin/n), run PREFIX=$CUSTOM_LOCATION make install. To install n to bin/n of the directory specified in the environment variable $PREFIX, which defaults to /usr/local (note that you will likely need to use sudo). If npm is not yet available, one way to bootstrap an install: curl -L -o nĪlternatively, you can clone this repo and make install Sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/bin /usr/local/lib /usr/local/include /usr/local/share

# take ownership of Node.js install destination folders Sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin /usr/local/lib /usr/local/include /usr/local/share # make sure the required folders exist (safe to execute even if they already exist)

To avoid requiring sudo for n and npm global installs, it is suggested you either install to your home directory using N_PREFIX, or take ownership of the system directories: # make cache folder (if missing) and take ownership The active Node.js version is installed in subdirectories bin, include, lib, and share. N caches Node.js versions in subdirectory n/versions. The n command downloads and installs to /usr/local by default, but you may override this location by defining N_PREFIX. If you already have Node.js installed, an easy way to install n is using npm: npm install -g n N does not work in native shells on Microsoft Windows (like PowerShell), or Git for Windows BASH, or with the Cygwin DLL. It is written as a BASH script but does not require you to use BASH as your command shell. N is supported on macOS, Linux, including with Windows Subsystem for Linux, and various other unix-like systems. Using Downloaded Node.js Versions Without Reinstalling.n – Interactively Manage Your Node.js Versions.Node.js version management: no subshells, no profile setup, no convoluted API, just simple. N – Interactively Manage Your Node.js Versions

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