From e10705b896ee417e03512403df82e22d7a9b25ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jordan Harband Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:36:30 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] [Docs] improve manual install instructions --- README.markdown | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index cb5715a..fb6bedf 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Eg: `curl ... | NVM_DIR=/usr/local/nvm bash` for a global install. ### Manual install -For manual install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the `nvm.sh` file inside it. I put mine in a folder called `nvm`. +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: @@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ To activate nvm, you need to source it from your shell: . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh -I always add this line to my `~/.bashrc`, `~/.profile`, or `~/.zshrc` file to have it automatically sourced upon login. -Often I also put in a line to use a specific version of node. +Add these lines to your `~/.bashrc`, `~/.profile`, or `~/.zshrc` file to have it automatically sourced upon login: + + export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" + [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm ## Usage