---
name: "nodeenv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nodeenv"
version: "1.9.1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nodeenv"
---

# nodeenv(1)

nodeenv

## NAME

nodeenv - nodeenv

## SYNOPSIS

**nodeenv** \[*OPTIONS*\] *ENV\_DIR*

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-n** NODE\_VER, **--node**=*NODE\_VER*

  The node.js version to use, e.g., **--node**=*0*.4.3 will use the node-v0.4.3 to create the new environment. The default is last stable version (\`latest\`). Use \`system\` to use system-wide node.

- **-i**, **--iojs**

  Use iojs instead of nodejs.

- **-j** JOBS, **--jobs**=*JOBS*

  Sets number of parallel commands at node.js compilation. The default is 2 jobs.

- **--load-average**=*LOAD\_AVERAGE*

  Sets maximum load average for executing parallel commands at node.js compilation.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Verbose mode

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Quiet mode

- **-C** CONFIG\_FILE, **--config-file**=*CONFIG\_FILE*

  Load a different file than '~/.nodeenvrc'. Pass an empty string for no config (use built-in defaults).

- **-r** FILENAME, **--requirements**=*FILENAME*

  Install all the packages listed in the given requirements file.

- **--prompt**=*PROMPT*

  Provides an alternative prompt prefix for this environment

- **-l**, **--list**

  Lists available node.js versions

- **--update**

  Install npm packages from file without node

- **--without-ssl**

  Build node.js without SSL support

- **--debug**

  Build debug variant of the node.js

- **--profile**

  Enable profiling for node.js

- **--with-npm**

  Build without installing npm into the new virtual environment. Required for node.js \< 0.6.3. By default, the npm included with node.js is used.

- **--npm**=*NPM\_VER*

  The npm version to use, e.g., **--npm**=*0*.3.18 will use the npm-0.3.18.tgz tarball to install. The default is last available version (\`latest\`).

- **--no-npm-clean**

  Skip the npm 0.x cleanup.  Cleanup is enabled by default.

- **-p**, **--python-virtualenv**

  Use current python virtualenv

- **-c**, **--clean-src**

  Remove "src" directory after installation

- **--force**

  Force installation in a pre-existing directory

- **-m** MAKE\_PATH, **--make**=*MAKE\_PATH*

  Path to make command

- **--prebuilt**

  Install node.js from prebuilt package

## AUTHORS

**nodeenv** was primarily written by Eugene Kalinin.

## SEE ALSO

Documentation for **nodeenv** is available online at https://github.com/ekalinin/nodeenv