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use NVM_DIR instead of HOME variable.
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Expand Up @@ -100,6 +100,28 @@ To install this version of Node.js into a system directory:
$ [sudo] make install
```

#### Using [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm)
You can use a Node.js version built from source by installing into the location
that nvm expects:

```console
$ make install DESTDIR='$(NVM_DIR)/versions/node/' PREFIX='$(FULLVERSION)-pre'
```

After this you can use `nvm` to switch between released versions and versions
built from source.
For example, if the version of Node.js is v8.0.0-pre:

```console
$ nvm use 8
```

Once the official release is out you will want to uninstall the version built
from source:

```console
$ nvm uninstall 8
```

### Windows

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