docs/nodejs.md

Node.js

Install Node.js for Javascript auto-completion in Vim 8.

Remove old version before installation

rm -rf $HOME/.local/nodejs

Install binary release from repositories

Check release information for the appropriate version.

VERSION=
wget -qO nodejs.tar.xz "https://nodejs.org/dist/$VERSION/node-$VERSION-linux-x64.tar.xz" \
  && tar -C $HOME/.local/ -xf nodejs.tar.xz \
  && rm -rf $HOME/.local/nodejs \
  && mv $HOME/.local/node* $HOME/.local/nodejs \
  && rm nodejs.tar.xz

Set up environment variables

cat << EOF >> $HOME/.bashrc
export NODE_PATH=\$HOME/.local/nodejs
export PATH=\$PATH:\$NODE_PATH/bin
EOF