Some of us are unfortunately uncapable of working on just one project at a time. I'm one of those people. I'm also one of those people who uses nvm to manage all those different node versions across projects.

If you also suffer from the same condition, here's a quick tip to make your life a little easier:

1. Make sure you have a .nvmrc file in all of your projects' roots.
2. Add this to your .bashrc or .zshrc:

# nvm
nvm-setup() {
    PACKAGE_JSON=$(pwd)/package.json
    NVMRC=$(pwd)/.nvmrc
    if test -f "$PACKAGE_JSON" && test -f "$NVMRC"; then
        nvm use
    fi
}

nvm-cd() {
    cd "$@";
    nvm-setup;
}

nvm-setup;

alias cd='nvm-cd';

Now, whenever you cd into a project with a .nvmrc file, it'll automatically switch to the right node version for you.

Enjoy your newfound nvm... nirvana! (🥁 ba dum tss)