Support windows like lts<NUMBER> for installing versions

[katcaola]

I'm part of a project where some of the developers use unix (mac/linux) and some of the developers use windows.
I'm trying to script the setup of the repository for both sets of users.

I know that the nvm-windows project does not support .nvmrc so my question is, why does nvm-sh not understand lts version name strings the same way as npm-windows?

As a unix user, I can't use the lts18 string the way the windows users do because when I tell nvm for windows to nvm install lts18 or nvm use lts18, it fails. As a windows user, I also can't use the lts/hydrogen string the way the unix users do because when I tell nvm for windows to nvm install lts/hydrogen or nvm use lts/hydrogen, it fails.

It would be nice for feature parity purposes to be able to specify an lts the same way no matter what system you are on.

See relevant ticket in other project: coreybutler/nvm-windows#951

[ljharb]

nvm-windows is a distinct project, and I don't know why it made the choices it did.

However, lts18 is categorically wrong, because LTS streams have names, and aren't actually restricted to specific version numbers.

nvm-windows is welcome to conform to the convention we've established (which follows node itself), but we won't be incorrectly enshrining version numbers into LTS release streams.