Schniz/fnm

use-on-cd screws up search path on git bash for global modules on Windows

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#754 opened on Jun 26, 2022

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Hi, I am facing this exact problem https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72086863/how-to-install-a-global-npm-package-using-fnm-fast-node-manager

Hope for a fix so I don't need to change shell to install a global package.

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Investigate how `use on cd` modifies the PATH environment variable in Git Bash on Windows, and how it affects resolution of globally installed npm packages. Trace the code in fnm's shell integration (e.g., fnm source or fnm use) to understand the path manipulation and identify where it fails to preserve or correctly set the global module path.
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