Nvm-windows: Ability to add names to different node versions

Created on 1 Oct 2019  ·  4Comments  ·  Source: coreybutler/nvm-windows

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My Environment

  • [ ] Windows 7 or below (not truly supported due to EOL - see wiki for details)
  • [ ] Windows 8
  • [ ] Windows 8.1
  • [x] Windows 10
  • [ ] Windows 10 IoT Core
  • [ ] Windows Server 2012
  • [ ] Windows Server 2012 R2
  • [ ] Windows Server 2016

  • [ ] My Windows installation is non-English.

I'm using NVM4W version:

  • [x] 1.1.7
  • [ ] 1.1.6
  • [ ] 1.1.5
  • [ ] 1.1.4
  • [ ] 1.1.3
  • [ ] 1.1.2
  • [ ] 1.1.1
  • [ ] Older
  • [ ] OTHER (Please Specify)

I have already...

  • [x] read the README to be aware of npm gotchas & antivirus issues.
  • [x] reviewed the wiki to make sure my issue hasn't already been resolved.
  • [x] verified I'm using an account with administrative privileges.
  • [x] searched the issues (open and closed) to make sure this isn't a duplicate.
  • [x] made sure this isn't a question about how to use NVM for Windows, since gitter is used for questions and comments.

My issue is related to (check only those which apply):

  • [ ] settings.txt
  • [ ] proxy support (Have you tried version 1.1.0+?)
  • [ ] 32 or 64 bit support (Have you tried version 1.1.3+?)
  • [ ] Character escaping (Have you tried version 1.1.6+?)
  • [ ] A standard shell environment (terminal/powershell)
  • [ ] A non-standard shell environment (Cmder, Hyper, Cygwin, git)
  • [x] A feature request

Expected Behavior

It would be a great feature to let the users name their node versions.
It wouldn't require changing any existing behaviour, it would be just 2 extra commands maybe:

  • One is for assigning a custom name to a version
  • And another one for setting the version based on the custom name

So you don't have to remember which version are you using in which project.
I think it's a minimal effort change which brings a really good feature on the table.

enhancement request

Most helpful comment

Aliases are on the roadmap.

All 4 comments

I'd also like to see something like the nvm alias feature from nvm on Linux. I've "worked around" this by adding a directory symlink in the root for things like v{alias}.0.0.

I too would like to see support for aliasing different versions similar to nvm on Linux. I would also like to see some default aliases come installed, that either reference LTS versions, default, latest, etc.

alias would be a nice addition.

Aliases are on the roadmap.

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