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nvm and gulp found on Visual Code terminal but not on linux terminal

I have Ubuntu LTS 20.04 running on wsl2 in Windows, this way I'm able to compile my JS/React code and run my php server in linux and use windows to code using Visual Studio Code.

This is running great, but a strange thing is happening, I installed nvm and gulp through the Visual Studio Code terminal and if I use them on the terminal it works fine but not if I do it outside the terminal (using Windows terminal), it says not found for both gulp and nvm.

I assume VSCode is adding a few things to the PATH but I don't know what to do for them to be found by the windows terminal (outisde VSCode terminal). Screen below. On the left is the result of running nvm list inside VS Code terminal and on the right on Ubuntu terminal, which can't find.

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Solution

  • The correct answer was provided by the comment from MindSwipe. On VSCODE terminal if I "echo $PATH" it has the nvm directory in it while the $PATH on WSL doesn't, I assume VSCODE alters its own terminal PATH when the tools are installed using it instead of the global WSL path.

    I've changed the WSL path and it's now working, how can I present the bounty to MindSwipe ?