nvm-info

A small CLI that shows how much space each nvm-installed Node version takes, plus what global packages live under it. The currently active Node version is highlighted with a marker and cyan text in the table output.

Quick start

Run it once:

npx -y nvm-info@latest

Or install globally:

npm i -g nvm-info
nvm-info

Example

  Version ▲     Size       Packages
--  ------------  ----------  --------------------------------------------------
   v18.12.0       156 MB     [email protected], [email protected]
   v20.13.1       194 MB     @openai/[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
▶  v22.16.0       260 MB     @electron/[email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
                            [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
   v24.13.0       555 MB     @openai/[email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
                            [email protected]

Total           1.1 GB

Press 1/2/3 to sort by column, q to quit

Keyboard:

| Key | Action | | --- | --------------------- | | 1 | Sort by version | | 2 | Sort by size | | 3 | Sort by package count | | q | Quit |

Press the same key again to reverse sort order.

How it works

nvm-info scans your $NVM_DIR/versions/node directory. For each installed Node.js version it:

1. Calculates total disk usage
2. Reads global packages from lib/node_modules
3. Renders a sortable table in the terminal

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18
• nvm installed and configured
• NVM_DIR available in your shell

Typical NVM_DIR setup:

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/this-self/nvm-info.git
cd nvm-info
npm install
npm run build
npm link

Development

npm install
npm run dev
npm run dev:watch
npm run build
npm run format

Todo

See TODO for upcoming ideas and future work.

Contributing

PRs welcome. Keep changes focused and include context in the description.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.