VSCode nvm complaining about a prefix option when the Integrated Terminal is launched

Question

nvm (Node Version Manager) users often see this error for the first time inside VS Code's Integrated Terminal:

nvm is not compatible with the npm config "prefix" option: currently set to "/usr/local"
Run `nvm use --delete-prefix v8.12.0 --silent` to unset it

According to the solution here: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-docs/blob/master/docs/editor/integrated-terminal.md#why-is-nvm-complaining-about-a-prefix-option-when-the-integrated-terminal-is-launched

I have to find the old npm install path first then run "which npm" before it.

But where is the nvm initialization script and how to run "which npm" before it, just add line at the beginning of the script? Is there any other way to fix the problem?

Answer 1

run this

$ npm config delete prefix 
$ npm config set prefix $NVM_DIR/versions/node/v8.12.0

solution is from nvm is not compatible with the npm config "prefix" option:

Answer 2

Setting debug.node.autoAttach to disabled worked for me