nvm Troubleshooting (macOS)

Diagnose and fix common nvm problems on macOS including profile loading and PATH conflicts.

Workflow

1. Run diagnostic checks:

   echo "Shell: $SHELL"
   echo "NVM_DIR: $NVM_DIR"
   cat ~/.zshrc | grep -n nvm
   echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' | head -10
   

2. Check profile load order (macOS zsh reads these in order):

   • ~/.zshenv (always)
   • ~/.zprofile (login shells)
   • ~/.zshrc (interactive shells)