v0.31.3

New Stuff

• Add remote LTS support (#1070)
• nvm install: Improve error messages for missing versions
• Install node upon installing if NODE_VERSION is set (#549)

Fixes

• remove the need for sed -E (#1126)
• install script: Don’t attempt to cd twice (#1137)
• install should not exit after successful git clone (#1146, #1147)
• use Solaris-compatible tail options (#1148)
• ensure proper checking of the “shwordsplit” zsh option

Refactors

• [install script] Refactors NVM_DIR; adds tests (#566)
• use git options instead of cd in install script (#1144)
• create nvm_grep and remove standalone GREP_OPTIONS line.
• use "case" instead of if/else in install (#898)

Tests

• update test mocks (#1140)
• use $NVM_DIR instead of relative paths
• set x option in update mock to better locate failures
• make “nvm use iojs” test actually test that thing
• use -ex option during tests when possible (#1130)
• avoid accidental command execution in test failure message

v0.31.2

Fixes

• nvm ls: avoid use of maxdepth which is not on Solaris/SmartOS (#1121)
• do not print help text on sourcing when an empty .nvmrc file is found (#1113)
• nvm install -s: when “core id” doesn’t appear in /proc/cpuinfo, fall back to counting “processor” lines (#1115)
• On aarch64 use arm64 packages (#1104)
• ensure uname is unaliased (#1105)
• set -u: is variable set test (#1100)
• dash does not support string substitution
• [shellcheck] remove use of expr
• [shellcheck] clean up unquoted args etc
• [shellcheck] add shellcheck override comments

Docs

• [help] Add nvm ls-remote <version> (#1094)
• Slightly elaborated the instruction for manual install (#1114)
• Add info WRT installing on Alpine Linux / Busybox (#1106)
• add some OS X notes to the README (#1101)
• readme cleanups (#1097, #1109)

Tests

• Run node and io.js installation test suites separately
• swap order of slow + sourcing tests

v0.31.1

New Stuff

• nvm uninstall: Check installation dir permissions before uninstalling; display "fix" commands (#847)
• nvm alias: colorize output to match nvm ls
• nvm alias: colorize output when creating aliases
• nvm ls/nvm alias/nvm ls-remote: only colorize when colors are supported

Fixes

• don’t use bash == in conditionals
• nvm run: pass through --silent on bare nvm run
• nvm exec: show “io.js” for io.js versions
• set -e: ensure nvm_version returning 3, and nvm_alias returning 2, doesn’t terminate the process
• nvm alias: explicitly forbid user aliases in subdirs
• read exits 1 when .nvmrc lacks a trailing newline; avoid that
• set -x: avoid an unbound variable
• deactivate: unset $NVM_BIN and $NVM_PATH (#1033)

Performance

• nvm alias: slightly speed up alias resolution
• Use awk to improve version comparison performance

Robustness

• add a missing command to a sed call

Misc

• Various README tweaks
• Various testing improvements
• Prefer nvm --help over nvm help

v0.31.0

New Stuff

• install: After installing, ensure that a default is set.
• install: added optional sha256 support (#981)

Fixes

• nvm-exec: properly exit when failing; improve error messages, suppress nvm use --help output (#997)
• internal nvm_format_version should only return 3 version groups
• Use env bash instead of /bin/bash in a few places (#1004)
• Do not modify args of sourcing script when parsing --install/--no-use arg (#1011, #976)

Docs

• Document how to reload nvm after upgrading (#1007)

v0.30.2

New Stuff

• Support the --no-use argument when sourcing, on shells that support that (#972)

Fixes

• handle unbound shell variables (#868)
• install.sh: honor PROFILE var (#957, #888, #830)
• nvm debug was printing a red herring error message in non-zsh

Docs

• Add manual upgrade instructions to README.markdown (#968)

v0.30.1

Fix

• nvm install -s: fix some shell syntax errors
• install.sh: quote $DETECTED_PROFILE for when usernames have spaces (#952)

Refactor

• Create nvm_get_make_jobs to abstract out “-j” logic

v0.30.0

New Stuff

• nvm install -s now uses more CPUs, and supports a -j option to override the default (#752)

Fixes

• Check $# before trying to check $1. Avoids failure due to nounset bash option (#868, #873)
• Ensure that npm doesn't print out excess data, regardless of the user's log level (#881)
• Fix npm version output for nvm run and nvm exec
• Add prompt when there is no binary for node version greater than v1.0.0 (#899)
• nvm unalias: Provide a restore command when unaliasing (#916)
• nvm install: incorrect check for "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" (#887)
• Fix nvm-exec for commands including spaces (#950, #903)

Refactors

• Use nvm_ls_remote_index_tab for listing nodejs.org versions (unblocks #870)
• Replace backticks with $() command substitution (#875)
• improved bootstrap time (#860, #927)

Tests

• Print out curl and wget versions inside travis-ci
• temporarily disable WITHOUT_CURL tests. (nodejs/build#233)
• update nodejs.org-dist-index.tab and related test (#945)
• Add workaround for Travis CI environment issue (travis-ci/travis-ci#5363)

Docs

• Note compatibility issue with set -e (#865)
• README: Add link to a dedicated nvm wrapper for fish shell (#876)
• stable → node (#892)
• update version numbers in the readme; add default alias info
• improve manual install instructions
• Add nodist, another Windows alternative (#908)
• remove nvmw (#938)
• remove note about "global install", since nvm is not intended for multiuser installs.
• talk about FreeBSD support (#901)
• inform OSX users that XCode doesn't need to be installed (#921, #925)

v0.29.0

Fixes

• Protect against cat clobbering in nvm alias (#858)
• Fix nvm ls when $NVM_DIR has spaces in it (#861)
• Make sure nvm debug doesn't use an overridden sed
• nvm exec: don't fall back to .nvmrc when the provided version is not installed

Enhancements

• Ensure nvm use output shows up after prefix check passes
• [installing] echo the URL that the tarball is being downloaded from
• nvm run: use common code path for "ensure version installed"
• Use xz tarballs if available (#823)
  • This saves ~25% bandwidth while downloading node installers for io.js v2.3.2 and later, and node v4.0 and later.

Documentation

• indicate that the install script is also for updating (#859)

v0.28.0

New Stuff

• Fix support for installing node on SmartOS (#854)

Enhancements

• Sort nvm ls results by semver version, so the order goes: "unmerged node", "iojs", "merged node"

Debugging

• Refactored and added some info to nvm debug

v0.27.1

Install script fix

• Prevent the install script from exiting on errors; errors are a normal part of the script (#853)