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[readme] Add documentation for LTS updates which reinstall existing packages #2271

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Expand Up @@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ Node has a [schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule) for lo

Any time your local copy of `nvm` connects to https://nodejs.org, it will re-create the appropriate local aliases for all available LTS lines. These aliases (stored under `$NVM_DIR/alias/lts`), are managed by `nvm`, and you should not modify, remove, or create these files - expect your changes to be undone, and expect meddling with these files to cause bugs that will likely not be supported.

To get the latest LTS version of node and migrate your existing installed packages, use

```sh
nvm install --lts --reinstall-packages-from=current
```

### Migrating Global Packages While Installing

If you want to install a new version of Node.js and migrate npm packages from a previous version:
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