diff --git a/test/slow/Running 'nvm-exec' should display required node version b/test/slow/Running 'nvm-exec' should display required node version
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+die () { echo "$@" ; exit 1; }
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+NVM_TEST_VERSION=v9
+
+# Remove the stuff we're clobbering.
+[ -e ../../$NVM_TEST_VERSION ] && rm -R ../../$NVM_TEST_VERSION
+
+# Write it to nvmrc
+echo "$NVM_TEST_VERSION" > .nvmrc
+
+# Skip install, we want to test the error message
+nvm-exec