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Update Node.js with NVM and keep packages
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Update Node.js with NVM and keep packages

Usually when new version of Node.js comes out and you update it by just installing new and removing old one, all of your global NPM packages are gone. Here is how to update to new version of Node and reinstall packages:

Command

$ nvm install NEW_VERSION --reinstall-packages-from=OLD_VERSION

Usage example

$ nvm install 7.4.0 --reinstall-packages-from=7.3.0

And uninstall old version

$ nvm uninstall OLD_VERSION
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