Use node from homebrew

Question

Running node -v in the terminal returns 0.12.2, while running brew info node to check homebrew's version of node, it returns 6.7.0

How can I work using homebrew's node? (6.7.0 instead of 0.12.2)

I've tried reinstalling everything, but it didn't work.

Answer 1

Two options...

Either specify the full path to where hombrew installed node each and every time you use it:

/usr/local/bin/node -v

Or, change your PATH in your login profile to put /usr/local/bin ahead of everything else:

export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH 

Answer 2

Don't use homebrew, use nvm. https://github.com/creationix/nvm

Not only is it easier to install and use, it also allows you to have multiple versions of node/npm installed and switch between them effortlessly (e.g. nvm install v6.7.0 and nvm use v6.7.0)