Where is node while using nvm?

Question

I am on a MacOS, and I switched from Homebrew Node to NVM, and removed Node from Homebrew but then a lot of my previous packages cannot find Node anymore (Sublime, Heroku etc)...so I have to manually update the location of Node to these packages.

Where is Node while using NVM?

When you issue **nvm use `node_version`** nvm will set the path to your node automatically. — David R, Jul 17 '17 at 08:09
`which node` should show you the location of the Node executable, but that location changes each time you change Node version with `nvm`. It's better to also have a globally installed Node (I'd suggest using the official Node installer for Mac). — robertklep, Jul 17 '17 at 08:12

score 56 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 17 '17 at 08:11

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You can get the path to the executable to where node was installed with

nvm which node

Or any of the other NVM special aliases for node versions such as

nvm which default

answered Jul 17 '17 at 08:11

zetavolt

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what does it mean if nvm which node is different from which node? – Muhammad Umer Jul 29 '20 at 17:39
or we can use `nvm which node` current to give the node binary path – Sushil Adhikari Mar 14 '23 at 00:22

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 17 '17 at 08:13

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NVM should set PATH variable to your node installation directory, it does this automatically after:

nvm current use `nvm current`

You can check variables like this:

env | grep NVM

Here is my output:

NVM_DIR=/Users/name/.nvm
NVM_CD_FLAGS=-q
NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://nodejs.org/dist
NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://iojs.org/dist
NVM_PATH=/Users/name/.nvm/versions/node/v5.9.0/lib/node
NVM_BIN=/Users/name/.nvm/versions/node/v5.9.0/bin

answered Jul 17 '17 at 08:13

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Both answers are solid. But this leads to more info that you may or may not be looking for. – Dylan Wright Oct 22 '19 at 00:31

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 17 '17 at 08:12

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You can locate your node by running which node or command -v node

answered Jul 17 '17 at 08:12

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 18 '21 at 12:39

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nvm root command gives us path of the node exe

answered Feb 18 '21 at 12:39

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This only works on the Windows implementation. Also, for me (as of 2022) it only shows where `nvm` itself is installed, not where the current node executable is. – Jacques Mathieu Dec 13 '22 at 15:33

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 06 '23 at 07:11

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Trying all the answers in 2023, nothing works:

nvm which node

nvm: Unknown command or option: "which" (see nvm -h for usage)

env|grep NVM

nvm root

nvm: Unknown command or option: "root" (see nvm -h for usage)

And finally!

env|grep nvm

nvm_current_version=v19.6.0 PATH=~/.local/share/nvm/v19.6.0/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

So I guess currently NVM keeps node in ~/.local/share/nvm

answered Feb 06 '23 at 07:11

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`nvm which node` works fine on MacOS in 2023. – liberborn Jun 27 '23 at 15:54

Where is node while using nvm?

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