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[BUG]: Unable to run "npm" after "vfox use nodejs" in Git Bash

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Description

Version
vfox 0.5.3 (installed using scoop)
OS
Windows 11

Describe the bug
After running vfox use nodejs in Git Bash, I can execute node, but I get a "No such file or directory" error if I try to execute npm. After looking inside the directory mentioned in the error message, I did find that if I instead run npm.cmd, it works.

Example

$ vfox use nodejs
Please select a version of nodejs:
  -> 20.13.1
Now using nodejs@20.13.1.
$ node --version
v20.13.1
$ npm --version
/bin/bash: C:/Users/colec/.version-fox/temp/1716613200-1047/nodejs/npm: No such file or directory
$ ls -al /c/Users/colec/.version-fox/temp/1716613200-1047/nodejs/
total 67896
drw-rw-rw-  3 colec 0     4096 2024-05-25 21:58 .
drw-rw-rw-  3 colec 0        0 2024-05-25 21:58 ..
-rw-rw-rw-  1 colec 0    55087 2024-05-25 21:58 CHANGELOG.md
-rw-rw-rw-  1 colec 0      334 2024-05-25 21:58 corepack
-rwxrwxrwx  1 colec 0      218 2024-05-25 21:58 corepack.cmd
-rwxrwxrwx  1 colec 0     3033 2024-05-25 21:58 install_tools.bat
-rw-rw-rw-  1 colec 0   119618 2024-05-25 21:58 LICENSE
-rwxrwxrwx  1 colec 0 69266072 2024-05-25 21:58 node.exe
drw-rw-rw-  4 colec 0        0 2024-05-25 21:58 node_modules
-rwxrwxrwx  1 colec 0      702 2024-05-25 21:58 nodevars.bat
-rw-rw-rw-  1 colec 0     2073 2024-05-25 21:58 npm
-rwxrwxrwx  1 colec 0      538 2024-05-25 21:58 npm.cmd
-rw-rw-rw-  1 colec 0     2073 2024-05-25 21:58 npx
-rwxrwxrwx  1 colec 0      538 2024-05-25 21:58 npx.cmd
-rw-rw-rw-  1 colec 0    39557 2024-05-25 21:58 README.md
$ npm.cmd --version
10.5.2

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported vfox 0.5.3 commands in Git Bash on Windows 11, then inspect the generated Node.js directory and the npm and npm.cmd entries. The work is done when npm --version runs successfully after vfox use nodejs, without requiring npm.cmd.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, node.js
Domain
cli, developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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