[readme] fixed small typo afew to a few

also gave more up to date versions for example of  `nvm install` and `nvm which` as well as your pointer section
I love your project by the way.
James Stroud 2021-06-04 15:15:17 -04:00 committed by Jordan Harband
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@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ which should output `nvm` if the installation was successful. Please note that `
If you're running a system without prepackaged binary available, which means you're going to install nodejs or io.js from its source code, you need to make sure your system has a C++ compiler. For OS X, Xcode will work, for Debian/Ubuntu based GNU/Linux, the `build-essential` and `libssl-dev` packages work.
**Note:** `nvm` also support Windows in some cases. It should work through WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) depending on the version of WSL. It should also work with [GitBash](https://gitforwindows.org/) (MSYS) or [Cygwin](https://cygwin.com). Otherwise, for Windows, afew alternatives exist, which are neither supported nor developed by us:
**Note:** `nvm` also support Windows in some cases. It should work through WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) depending on the version of WSL. It should also work with [GitBash](https://gitforwindows.org/) (MSYS) or [Cygwin](https://cygwin.com). Otherwise, for Windows, a few alternatives exist, which are neither supported nor developed by us:
- [nvm-windows](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows)
- [nodist](https://github.com/marcelklehr/nodist)
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To install a specific version of node:
```sh
nvm install 6.14.4 # or 10.10.0, 8.9.1, etc
nvm install 14.7.0 # or 16.3.0, 12.22.1, etc
```
The first version installed becomes the default. New shells will start with the default version of node (e.g., `nvm alias default`).
@ -287,10 +287,10 @@ nvm exec 4.2 node --version
You can also get the path to the executable to where it was installed:
```sh
nvm which 5.0
nvm which 12.22
```
In place of a version pointer like "0.10" or "5.0" or "4.2.1", you can use the following special default aliases with `nvm install`, `nvm use`, `nvm run`, `nvm exec`, `nvm which`, etc:
In place of a version pointer like "14.7" or "16.3" or "12.22.1", you can use the following special default aliases with `nvm install`, `nvm use`, `nvm run`, `nvm exec`, `nvm which`, etc:
- `node`: this installs the latest version of [`node`](https://nodejs.org/en/)
- `iojs`: this installs the latest version of [`io.js`](https://iojs.org/en/)