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-## asdf
-
-**Maintainer:** [@RobLoach](https://github.com/RobLoach)
+# asdf
Adds integration with [asdf](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf), the extendable version manager, with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang and more.
-### Installation
+## Installation
-1. [Download asdf](https://asdf-vm.com/guide/getting-started.html#_2-download-asdf) by running the following:
+1. [Install](https://asdf-vm.com/guide/getting-started.html#_1-install-asdf) asdf and ensure that's it's discoverable on `$PATH`;
+2. Enable it by adding it to your `plugins` definition in `~/.zshrc`:
- ```
- git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf
- ```
+```sh
+plugins=(asdf)
+```
-2. [Enable asdf](https://asdf-vm.com/guide/getting-started.html#_3-install-asdf) by adding it to your `plugins` definition in `~/.zshrc`.
+## Usage
- ```
- plugins=(asdf)
- ```
+Refer to the [asdf plugin documentation](https://asdf-vm.com/guide/getting-started.html#_4-install-a-plugin) for information on how to add a plugin and install the many runtime versions for it.
-### Usage
+Example for installing the nodejs plugin and the many runtimes for it:
-See the [asdf documentation](https://asdf-vm.com/guide/getting-started.html#_4-install-a-plugin) for information on how to use asdf:
+```sh
+# Add plugin to asdf
+asdf plugin add nodejs
-```
-asdf plugin add nodejs https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git
+# Install the latest available version
asdf install nodejs latest
-asdf global nodejs latest
-asdf local nodejs latest
+
+# Uninstall the latest version
+asdf uninstall nodejs latest
+
+# Install a specific version
+asdf install nodejs 16.5.0
+
+# Set the latest version in .tool-versions of the `current directory`
+asdf set nodejs latest
+
+# Set a specific version in the `parent directory`
+asdf set -p nodejs 16.5.0 # -p is shorthand for --parent
+
+# Set a global version under `$HOME`
+asdf set -u nodejs 16.5.0 # -u is shorthand for --home
```
+
+For more commands, run `asdf help` or refer to the
+[asdf CLI documentation](https://asdf-vm.com/manage/commands.html#all-commands).
+
+## Maintainer
+
+- [@RobLoach](https://github.com/RobLoach)