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Use subshells for installation and upgrade instructions 

I recently upgraded my copy of nvm and I was disappointed to be dropped
in the .nvm directory at the end of it. I also didn't like having to
copy and paste two separate blocks of code into my terminal, because I
missed the second one the first time around and was left in a slightly
confusing state. So, I decided to make this easier by utilizing
subshells and moving all of the instructions into one code block in this
document. I think this will improve people's experience maintaining this
tool.
Joe Lencioni 2016-07-28 09:16:10 -07:00
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@ -81,16 +81,18 @@ which should output 'nvm' if the installation was successful. Please note that `
For manual install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the `nvm.sh` file inside it. I put mine in `~/.nvm`.
Or if you have `git` installed, then just clone it, and check out the latest version:
Or if you have `git` installed:
1. clone this repo
1. check out the latest version
1. activate nvm by sourcing it from your shell
```sh
git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm && cd ~/.nvm && git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --match "v[0-9]*" origin`
```
To activate nvm, you need to source it from your shell:
```sh
. ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
(
git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm
cd ~/.nvm
git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --match "v[0-9]*" origin`
) && . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
```
Add these lines to your `~/.bashrc`, `~/.profile`, or `~/.zshrc` file to have it automatically sourced upon login:
@ -103,16 +105,19 @@ export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
### Manual upgrade
For manual upgrade with `git`, change to the `$NVM_DIR`, pull down the latest changes, and check out the latest version:
For manual upgrade with `git`:
1. change to the `$NVM_DIR`
1. pull down the latest changes
1. check out the latest version
1. activate the new version
```sh
cd "$NVM_DIR" && git fetch origin && git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --match "v[0-9]*" origin`
```
After upgrading, don't forget to activate the new version:
```sh
. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
(
cd "$NVM_DIR"
git fetch origin
git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags --match "v[0-9]*" origin`
) && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
```
## Usage