# 使用 Homebrew 安装 nave

查看 nave 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:nave
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install nave
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:nave
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 3.5.6
- **来源摘要:** Virtual environments for Node.js
- **主页:** <https://github.com/isaacs/nave>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/isaacs/nave>
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- nave (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 3.5.6
## 项目历史与用法

nave is Isaac Z. Schlueter's shell-based Node.js version and environment switcher. Its signature idea is to put a chosen Node version and its global npm install space into a subshell, so leaving the shell exits the environment.

### 项目历史

The GitHub repository was created on 2010-05-14, placing nave in the early Node.js tooling era when developers were still sorting out how to install and switch between Node versions. The README emphasizes that nave can be installed as a single shell script, symlinked, installed with npm, or run without editing shell startup files.

### 采用历史

nave had real early-ecosystem visibility, helped by Isaac Schlueter's central role in npm and Node tooling, but it became a smaller niche as tools such as nvm, n, asdf, fnm, and Volta absorbed most mainstream version-manager usage. Homebrew analytics consulted on 2026-07-01 listed 59 installs over the preceding 365 days, suggesting maintenance and legacy use rather than broad new adoption.

### 使用方式

Typical use is `nave use <version>` to enter a subshell, `nave use <name> <version>` for a named environment, `nave install <version>` to install a Node version, and `nave auto` to find a `.naverc` or `.nvmrc` and enter the configured environment. The README documents project-specific profile hooks and environment variables such as `NAVE`, `NAVENAME`, and `NAVEVERSION`.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

nave is package-nerd history from the pre-standardized Node toolchain era: a small shell program that treats version management as disposable process state rather than a permanent mutation of the user's login shell.

### 时间线

- 2010-05-14: GitHub repository created.
- 2010s: nave served as one of the early Node version/environment managers alongside nvm and n.
- 2026-01-23: Repository metadata showed new commits pushed in 2026, while Homebrew packaged stable version 3.5.6.

### Related projects

- nvm, n, nodeenv, asdf-nodejs, fnm, Volta, npm, and Node.js distribution archives are the main related tools.

### 来源

- <https://api.github.com/repos/isaacs/nave>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nave>
- <https://github.com/isaacs/nave>
- <https://github.com/isaacs/nave/tags>
- <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3653495/is-there-a-virtual-environment-for-node-js>


## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nave.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/nave.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph