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ASF GitHub Bot commented on CB-6680:
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Github user jsoref commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/205#discussion_r12906738
--- Diff: docs/en/edge/guide/cli/index.md ---
@@ -73,22 +74,41 @@ To install the `cordova` command-line tool, follow
these steps:
the CLI does use it behind-the-scenes to download some assets when
creating a new project.
-1. Install the `cordova` utility. In Unix, prefixing the additional
- `sudo` command may be necessary to install development utilities in
- otherwise restricted directories:
+1. Install the `cordova` module using Node.js' `npm` utility. The cordova
+ module will automatically be downloaded by the `npm` utility.
- $ sudo npm install -g cordova
+ * on OS X and Linux:
- The installation log may produce errors for any uninstalled
- platform SDKs. Following installation, you should be able to run
- `cordova` on the command line.
+ $ sudo npm install -g cordova
+
+ On OS X and Linux, prefixing the `npm` command with
+ `sudo` may be necessary to install this development utility in
+ otherwise restricted directories such as
+ `/usr/local/share`. If you are using the optional
+ nvm/nave tool or have write access to the install directory,
+ you may be able to omit the `sudo` prefix. There are
+ [more
tips](http://justjs.com/posts/npm-link-developing-your-own-npm-modules-without-tears)
+ available on using `npm` without `sudo`, if you desire to do that.
+
+ * on Windows:
+
+ C:\>npm install -g cordova
+
+ The `-g` flag above tells `npm` to install cordova globally. Otherwise
+ it will be installed in a subdirectory of the current working directory.
--- End diff --
Add (`c:\` in this example).
I'd suggest `pushd %USERPROFILE%` before the npm install example to suggest
a reasonable directory.
Also clarify that *subdirectory* means `node_modules\cordova`
> clarify instructions for installing via npm and sudo
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: CB-6680
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-6680
> Project: Apache Cordova
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Docs
> Reporter: Marcel Kinard
> Assignee: Marcel Kinard
> Priority: Minor
>
> The Linux person inside me says that using sudo to install and run things
> ought to be avoided if possible.
> http://markmail.org/thread/bfj4lywpbzn6mtdr
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