@zohodesk/client_build_tool/helpDocs/node18-env.md

A CLI tool to build web applications and client libraries

# create node18-env

**Step 1:** run below comment
> python3 -m venv ~/node18-env

**Step 2:** remove all files except ~/node18-env/bin/activate

**Step 3:** run below comment
> npm i -g n

**Step 4:** run below comment
>  N_PREFIX=$HOME/node18-env n 18.11.0

**Step 5:** add below line to ~/node18-env/bin/activate this file bottom
> export N_PREFIX=$HOME/node18-env

> export PATH=$N_PREFIX/bin:$PATH

**Step 6:** to activate run below comment
>  source ~/node18-env/bin/activate

**Step 7:** to deactivate run below comment
>  deactivate

### To enable n18 command
**Step 1:** add below line in your `~/.bashrc` or `~/.bash_profile` or `~/.profile` or `~/.zshrc` file which file works for you
>  alias n18="source ~/node18-env/bin/activate"

**Step :** run your `~/.bashrc` or `~/.bash_profile` or `~/.profile` or `~/.zshrc` file which file works for you
>  source ~/.bash_profile