Add 'curl|sudo sh' instructions

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isaacs
2011-09-08 00:51:51 -07:00
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@@ -28,7 +28,18 @@ To say "yes" to the 0.x cleanup, but skip the prompt:
curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | clean=yes sh
If that fails, try this:
If you get permission errors, you can either install node someplace that
you have permission to write to (recommended!) or you *can* place a **very
unsafe amount of trust** in me, and in your network, and do this:
curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh
**Note**: You need to `sudo` the `sh`, **not** the `curl`. Fetching stuff
from the internet typically doesn't require elevated permissions.
## Dev Install
To install the latest **unstable** development version from git:
git clone https://github.com/isaacs/npm.git
cd npm

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@@ -35,7 +35,18 @@ and prior, clone the git repo and dig through the old tags and branches.</p>
<pre><code>curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | clean=yes sh</code></pre>
<p>If that fails, try this:</p>
<p>If you get permission errors, you can either install node someplace that
you have permission to write to (recommended!) or you <em>can</em> place a <strong>very
unsafe amount of trust</strong> in me, and in your network, and do this:</p>
<pre><code>curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh</code></pre>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: You need to <code>sudo</code> the <code>sh</code>, <strong>not</strong> the <code>curl</code>. Fetching stuff
from the internet typically doesn't require elevated permissions.</p>
<h2 id="Dev-Install">Dev Install</h2>
<p>To install the latest <strong>unstable</strong> development version from git:</p>
<pre><code>git clone https://github.com/isaacs/npm.git
cd npm

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@@ -56,7 +56,25 @@ curl http://npmjs\.org/install\.sh | clean=yes sh
.IP "" 0
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.P
If that fails, try this:
If you get permission errors, you can either install node someplace that
you have permission to write to (recommended!) or you \fIcan\fR place a \fBvery
unsafe amount of trust\fR in me, and in your network, and do this:
.
.IP "" 4
.
.nf
curl http://npmjs\.org/install\.sh | sudo sh
.
.fi
.
.IP "" 0
.
.P
\fBNote\fR: You need to \fBsudo\fR the \fBsh\fR, \fBnot\fR the \fBcurl\fR\|\. Fetching stuff
from the internet typically doesn\'t require elevated permissions\.
.
.SH "Dev Install"
To install the latest \fBunstable\fR development version from git:
.
.IP "" 4
.