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+Document how to use nightly builds
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+# Working with Node nightly builds
+
+fnm doesn't give you any shorthands to install nightly builds, but you can
+do that by manually passing a "dist mirror" with the `--node-dist-mirror` flag. 
+
+## Example usage
+
+Here's an example of installing Node 23.
+
+To get a list of available versions run this:
+
+    fnm --node-dist-mirror https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/ ls-remote
+
+To use and install nightly version run this:
+
+    fnm --node-dist-mirror https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/ use 23
+    # or
+    fnm --node-dist-mirror https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/ use v23.0.0-nightly202407253de7a4c374
+
+Once you installed it you would be able to see that version in you list:
+
+    fnm ls
+
+And use it without providing `--node-dist-mirror` flag:
+
+    fnm use 23