How to update node version on Google Cloud Shell

Apparently one can simply use nvm command to change the version. When I tried:

nvm install 14

I was upgraded to 14. I think I can install/change my node versions as desired.

nvm isn't a file, but a bash function and is exposed via /google/devshell/bashrc.google.d/nvm.

This script is sourced by default by /google/devshell/bashrc.google. However, I inadvertently commented out these lines, which disabled it

if [ -f "/google/devshell/bashrc.google" ]; then
  source /google/devshell/bashrc.google
fi

For anyone who's curious, those lines are put in there by /etc/profile.d/restore_bashrc.sh.

If you ran into a similar issue and want to fix it manually, you can add the following lines to your .bashrc

for FILE in /google/devshell/bashrc.google.d/*; do
  if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
    source "$FILE"
  fi
done

Dec, 2021 Update:

This installs the latest LTS version:

nvm install 16.13.1

If you don't mind the specific version:

nvm install 16

In addition, this installs the latest Current version:

nvm install 17.3.0

If you don't mind the specific version:

nvm install 17