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nodebrew

Node.js version manager

Runs as nodebrew|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

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apps/nodebrew/otty.tomlThe file this page is generated from

id = "nodebrew"

name = "nodebrew"

homepage = "https://github.com/hokaccha/nodebrew"

description = "Node.js version manager"

executables = ["nodebrew"]

[dotfiles]

# nodebrew's official README documents ~/.nodebrew as its default home and

# its source shows that the user-selected aliases are stored in an `alias`

# file below that directory. Installed Node trees and the current symlink are

# machine-specific, so only the portable alias file is carried.

# https://github.com/hokaccha/nodebrew

paths = ["~/.nodebrew/alias"]

secret = []

[commands]

format = 1

label = "Manage Node.js versions"

description = "Install or switch Node.js versions with nodebrew. Compile-from-source, aliases, clean, migrate-package and prune are left out."

quality = "ai-draft"

parser = { end_of_options = "--", interleave = "permute", long_equals = true, short_attached = false, short_bundles = false }

[[commands.subcommand]]

path = ["install"]

label = "Install a version"

description = "Download and install a Node.js version from binary. Accepts v8.9.4, 8.9.4, v8.9, latest or stable."

[[commands.subcommand.source]]

id = "readme"

kind = "manual"

url = "https://github.com/hokaccha/nodebrew#readme"

revision = "HEAD 2026-10-27"

evidence = """

### `nodebrew install <version>`

$ nodebrew install v8.9.4

$ nodebrew install latest # latest version

$ nodebrew install stable # stable version

"""

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "version"

label = "Version"

type = "string"

position = 0

min = 1

suggestions = [{ value = "latest", label = "Latest" }, { value = "stable", label = "Stable" }]

sources = ["readme"]

[[commands.subcommand.task]]

id = "install"

label = "Install"

fields = ["version"]

required = ["version"]

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "basic"

label = "Basic"

fields = ["version"]

[[commands.subcommand]]

path = ["use"]

label = "Switch active version"

description = "Make an installed Node.js version the current one."

[[commands.subcommand.source]]

id = "readme"

kind = "manual"

url = "https://github.com/hokaccha/nodebrew#readme"

revision = "HEAD 2026-10-27"

evidence = """

### `nodebrew use <version>`

$ nodebrew use v8.9.4

$ nodebrew use latest # latest version

$ nodebrew use stable # stable version

"""

[[commands.subcommand.field]]

id = "version"

label = "Version"

type = "string"

position = 0

min = 1

suggestions = [{ value = "latest", label = "Latest" }, { value = "stable", label = "Stable" }]

sources = ["readme"]

[[commands.subcommand.task]]

id = "use"

label = "Use version"

fields = ["version"]

required = ["version"]

[[commands.subcommand.group]]

id = "basic"

label = "Basic"

fields = ["version"]

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