This is a list of the primary features planned for nvm
:
- Rewriting installation code paths to support installing
io.js
andnode
v4+
from source.- This will include reusing previously downloaded tarballs that match checksums, which is a nice performance and bandwidth bonus.
- Adding opt-in environment variable support to list, download, and install
node
release candidates, and nightly builds. -
nvm update
: the ability to autoupdatenvm
itself - v1.0.0, including updating the nvm on npm to auto-install nvm properly