pnpm env <cmd>

:::warning Deprecated

pnpm env is deprecated. Use pnpm runtime instead. For example, pnpm env use --global lts becomes pnpm runtime set node lts -g.

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Manages the Node.js environment.

:::danger

pnpm env does not include the binaries for Corepack. If you want to use Corepack to install other package managers, you need to install it separately (e.g. pnpm add -g corepack).

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Commands#

use#

Install and use the specified version of Node.js

Install the LTS version of Node.js:

pnpm env use --global lts

Install Node.js v16:

pnpm env use --global 16

Install a prerelease version of Node.js:

pnpm env use --global nightly
pnpm env use --global rc
pnpm env use --global 16.0.0-rc.0
pnpm env use --global rc/14

Install the latest version of Node.js:

pnpm env use --global latest

Install an LTS version of Node.js using its codename:

pnpm env use --global argon

add#

Installs the specified version(s) of Node.js without activating them as the current version.

Example:

pnpm env add --global lts 18 20.0.1

remove, rm#

Removes the specified version(s) of Node.js.

Usage example:

pnpm env remove --global 14.0.0
pnpm env remove --global 14.0.0 16.2.3

list, ls#

List Node.js versions available locally or remotely.

Print locally installed versions:

pnpm env list

Print remotely available Node.js versions:

pnpm env list --remote

Print remotely available Node.js v16 versions:

pnpm env list --remote 16

Options#

--global, -g#

The changes are made systemwide.