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Downloads:

871

Downloads of v 0.6.3:

8

Last Update:

12 Apr 2025

Published Date:

12 Apr 2025

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Han Li & vfox Contributors

Tags:

nodejs cli golang sdk oss plugin-manager tools lua powershell asdf cmd version-manager development-tools foss

Version Fox

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The package has been suspended from automatic moderation due to unsatisfied dependencies. Moderation for this package will continue once all dependencies that satisfy the version range have been approved or exempted.

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0.6.3 | Updated: 12 Apr 2025

Downloads:

871

Downloads of v 0.6.3:

8

Published:

12 Apr 2025

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Han Li & vfox Contributors

Version Fox 0.6.3

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Starz0r (maintainer) on 12 Apr 2025 18:06:30 +00:00:

User 'Starz0r' (maintainer) submitted package.

Description

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If you switch between development projects which expect different environments, specifically different runtime versions or ambient libraries,
or you are tired of all kinds of cumbersome environment configurations, vfox is the ideal choice for you.

Introduction

vfox is a cross-platform version manager(similar to nvm, fvm, sdkman, asdf-vm, etc.), extendable via plugins. It allows you to quickly install
and switch between different environment you need via the command line.

Why use vfox?

  • cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
  • consistent commands to manage all your languages
  • supports different versions for different projects, different shells, and globally.
  • simple plugin system to add support for your runtime of choice
  • automatically switches runtime versions as you traverse your project
  • support for existing config files .node-version, .nvmrc, .sdkmanrc for easy migration
  • shell completion available for common shells (Bash, ZSH, Powershell, Clink)
  • it's faster than asdf-vm, and offers more simple commands and genuine cross-platform unification.
    see Comparison with asdf

Demo

asciicast

Quickstart

> For detailed installation instructions, see Quick Start

1. Choose an installation that works for you.

2. ⚠️ Hook vfox into your shell (pick one that works for your shell) ⚠️


# For PowerShell:
# 1. Open PowerShell Profile:
New-Item -Type File -Path $PROFILE # Just ignore the 'file already exists' error.
Invoke-Item $PROFILE
# 2. Add the following line to the end of your $PROFILE and save:
Invoke-Expression "$(vfox activate pwsh)"

# For Clink:
# 1. Install clink: https://github.com/chrisant996/clink/releases
#    Or Install cmder: https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder/releases
# 2. Find script path: clink info | findstr scripts
# 3. copy internal/shell/clink_vfox.lua to script path

> Remember to restart your shell to apply the changes.

3. Add an SDK plugin

$ vfox add nodejs

4. Install a runtime

$ vfox install [email protected]

5. Switch runtime

$ vfox use [email protected]
$ node -v
21.5.0

Full Documentation

See vfox.lhan.me for full documentation.

Available Plugins

> If you have installed vfox, you can view all available plugins with the vfox available command.

For more details, see the Available Plugins.

Thanks

> Thanks JetBrains for the free open source license. :)

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Version Fox 0.6.3 8 Saturday, April 12, 2025 Waiting on dependencies
Version Fox 0.6.2 3 Friday, April 11, 2025
Waiting for Maintainer
Version Fox 0.6.0 73 Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.5.5 71 Saturday, October 12, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.5.4 33 Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.5.3 38 Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.5.2 31 Sunday, September 1, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.5.1 28 Monday, August 26, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.5.0 28 Monday, August 26, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.4.2 34 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.4.1 36 Friday, August 16, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.4.0 26 Monday, August 12, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.3.4 33 Saturday, August 10, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.3.2 35 Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.3.1 43 Monday, July 22, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.3.0 34 Saturday, July 20, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.2.6 34 Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.2.4 32 Monday, July 15, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.2.3 30 Friday, July 12, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.2.2 28 Monday, July 8, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.2.1 29 Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.2.0 31 Friday, June 28, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.1.1 34 Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Approved
Version Fox 0.1.0 44 Friday, June 14, 2024 Approved

What's Changed

  • fix: correct regression which causes path format of GitBash be incorrectly handle.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/version-fox/vfox/compare/v0.6.2...v0.6.3

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