Trim and update nvm

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## Installation
First you'll need to make sure your system has a c++ compiler. For OSX, XCode will work, for Ubuntu, the build-essential package works. You'll also need `git` if you want to track HEAD.
First you'll need to make sure your system has a c++ compiler. For OSX, XCode will work, for Ubuntu, the build-essential and libssl-dev packages work.
To install create a folder somewhere in your filesystem with the "`nvm.sh`" file inside it. I put mine in a folder called "`.nvm`".
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git clone git://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ~/.nvm
Then add two lines to your bash profile:
NVM_DIR=$HOME/.nvm
. $NVM_DIR/nvm.sh
nvm use
The first line loads the `nvm` function into your bash shell so that it's available as a command. The second line sets your default node version to the latest released version.
To activate nvm, you need to source it from your bash shell
. ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
## Usage
To download, install, and use the v0.1.94 release of node do this:
To download, install, and use the v0.2.5 release of node do this:
nvm install v0.1.94
nvm install v0.2.5
And then in any new shell just use the installed version:
nvm use v0.1.94
If you want to track HEAD then use the clone command:
nvm clone
Then in any new shell you can get this version with:
nvm use HEAD
When you want to grab the latest from the node repo do:
nvm update
nvm use v0.2.5
If you want to see what versions you have installed issue:
nvm list
nvm ls
To restore your PATH, you can deactivate it.
nvm deactivate
If you want to install nvm to somewhere other than `$HOME/.nvm`, then set the `$NVM_DIR` environment variable before sourcing the nvm.sh file.