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Update docs node-gyp update when using nvm #2791

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Expand Up @@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ $ npm explore npm/node_modules/npm-lifecycle -g -- npm install node-gyp@latest

If the command fails with a permissions error, please try `sudo` and then the command.

If you are using `nvm` and the logs indicate no change of the `node-gyp` version, you might need to specify the `node` version, for example do:
```bash
$ cd /home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v18.13.0/node_modules/npm/node_modules/@npmcli/run-script
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Thanks for doing this. Please clarify for the reader how you chose this path. Also, what about adding npm list before and after so the reader knows how to verify that the expected changes were made.

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While you are in here, can you please update line 32 to say 7 or greater you cover npm 9.

$ npm install node-gyp@latest
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## Windows

Windows is a bit trickier, since `npm` might be installed to the "Program Files" directory, which needs admin privileges in order to
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