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diff --git a/src/node/README.md b/src/node/README.md index cb66356..5a5f64a 100644 --- a/src/node/README.md +++ b/src/node/README.md @@ -22,6 +22,24 @@ Installs Node.js, nvm, yarn, and needed dependencies. | nvmInstallPath | The path where NVM will be installed. | string | /usr/local/share/nvm | | nvmVersion | Version of NVM to install. | string | 0.39.2 | +## Using nvm from postCreateCommand or another lifecycle command + +Certain operations like `postCreateCommand` run non-interactive, non-login shells. Unfortunately, `nvm` is really particular that it needs to be "sourced" before it is used, which can only happen automatically with interactive and/or login shells. Fortunately, this is easy to work around: + +Just can source the `nvm` startup script before using it: + +```json +"postCreateCommand": ". ${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh && nvm install --lts" +``` + +Note that typically the default shell in these cases is `sh` not `bash`, so use `. ${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh` instead of `source ${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh`. + +Alternatively, you can start up an interactive shell which will in turn source `nvm`: + +```json +"postCreateCommand": "bash -i -c 'nvm install --lts'" +``` + --- |