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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/nvm.install b/nvm.install
index 88a452e767b7..b9b188a7cb03 100644
--- a/nvm.install
+++ b/nvm.install
@@ -2,20 +2,26 @@
 post_install() {
   echo "
 You need to source nvm before you can use it. Do one of the following
-or similar depending on your shell:
+or similar depending on your shell (and then restart your shell):
 
   echo 'source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh' >> ~/.bashrc
   echo 'source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh' >> ~/.zprofile
 
-Alternatively, you can copy the contents of init-nvm.sh to your
-.bashrc (or similar) if you would like an NVM_DIR other than ~/.nvm
+You can now install node.js versions (e.g. nvm install 5.0) and
+activate them (e.g. nvm use 5.0). You may want to activate your
+preferred node.js version in your .bashrc (or similar) after
+sourcing init-nvm.sh.
+
+init-nvm.sh is a convenience script which does the following:
 "
-}
+  cat usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
+  echo "
+You may wish to customize and put these lines directly in your
+.bashrc (or similar) if, for example, you would like an NVM_DIR
+other than ~/.nvm or you don't want bash completion.
 
-## arg 1:  the new package version
-## arg 2:  the old package version
-post_upgrade() {
-  post_install
+See the nvm readme for more information: https://github.com/creationix/nvm
+"
 }
 
 ## arg 1:  the old package version