diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 852b57213d..b44ec8f649 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ alias
 test/bak
 .urchin.log
 .urchin_stdout
+test/**/test_output
 
 node_modules/
 npm-debug.log
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index afd8c690d9..385cf48459 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Note: On OS X, if you have/had a "system" node installed and want to install mod
  - If you have an `~/.npmrc` file, make sure it does not contain any `prefix` settings (which is not compatible with nvm)
  - You can (but should not?) keep your previous "system" node install, but nvm will only be available to your user account (the one used to install nvm). This might cause version mismatches, as other users will be using `/usr/local/lib/node_modules/*` VS your user account using `~/.nvm/versions/node/vX.X.X/lib/node_modules/*`
 
-Homebrew installation is not supported.
+Homebrew installation is not supported. If you have issues with homebrew-installed `nvm`, please `brew uninstall` it, and install it using the instructions below, before filing an issue.
 
 Note: If you're using `zsh` you can easily install `nvm` as a zsh plugin. Install [`zsh-nvm`](https://github.com/lukechilds/zsh-nvm) and run `nvm_update` to update.
 
@@ -112,22 +112,22 @@ After upgrading, don't forget to activate the new version:
 
 ## Usage
 
-To download, compile, and install the latest v5.0.x release of node, do this:
+To download, compile, and install the latest release of node, do this:
 
 ```sh
-nvm install 5.0
+nvm install node
 ```
 
 And then in any new shell just use the installed version:
 
 ```sh
-nvm use 5.0
+nvm use node
 ```
 
 Or you can just run it:
 
 ```sh
-nvm run 5.0 --version
+nvm run node --version
 ```
 Or, you can run any arbitrary command in a subshell with the desired version of node:
 
@@ -148,6 +148,19 @@ In place of a version pointer like "0.10" or "5.0" or "4.2.1", you can use the f
  - `stable`: this alias is deprecated, and only truly applies to `node` `v0.12` and earlier. Currently, this is an alias for `node`.
  - `unstable`: this alias points to `node` `v0.11` - the last "unstable" node release, since post-1.0, all node versions are stable. (in semver, versions communicate breakage, not stability).
 
+### Long-term support
+Node has a [schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/LTS#lts_schedule) for long-term support (LTS) You can reference LTS versions in aliases and `.nvmrc` files with the notation `lts/*` for the latest LTS, and `lts/argon` for LTS releases from the "argon" line, for example. In addition, the following commands support LTS arguments:
+ - `nvm install --lts` / `nvm install --lts=argon`
+ - `nvm uninstall --lts` / `nvm uninstall --lts=argon`
+ - `nvm use --lts` / `nvm use --lts=argon`
+ - `nvm exec --lts` / `nvm exec --lts=argon`
+ - `nvm run --lts` / `nvm run --lts=argon`
+ - `nvm ls-remote --lts` / `nvm ls-remote --lts=argon`
+ - `nvm version-remote --lts` / `nvm version-remote --lts=argon`
+
+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.
+
+### Migrating global packages while installing
 If you want to install a new version of Node.js and migrate npm packages from a previous version:
 
 ```sh
@@ -159,10 +172,11 @@ This will first use "nvm version node" to identify the current version you're mi
 You can also install and migrate npm packages from specific versions of Node like this:
 
 ```sh
-nvm install v5.0 --reinstall-packages-from=4.2
+nvm install 6 --reinstall-packages-from=5
 nvm install v4.2 --reinstall-packages-from=iojs
 ```
 
+### io.js
 If you want to install [io.js](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/):
 
 ```sh
@@ -177,6 +191,7 @@ nvm install iojs --reinstall-packages-from=iojs
 
 The same guidelines mentioned for migrating npm packages in Node.js are applicable to io.js.
 
+### System version of node
 If you want to use the system-installed version of node, you can use the special default alias "system":
 
 ```sh
@@ -184,6 +199,7 @@ nvm use system
 nvm run system --version
 ```
 
+### Listing versions
 If you want to see what versions are installed:
 
 ```sh
@@ -217,7 +233,7 @@ nvm install node
 NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://nodejs.org/dist nvm install 4.2
 ```
 
-To use a mirror of the iojs binaries, set `$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR`:
+To use a mirror of the io.js binaries, set `$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR`:
 
 ```sh
 export NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://iojs.org/dist
@@ -226,7 +242,7 @@ nvm install iojs-v1.0.3
 NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://iojs.org/dist nvm install iojs-v1.0.3
 ```
 
-`nvm use` will not, by default, create a "current" symlink. Set `$NVM_SYMLINK_CURRENT` to "true" to enable this behavior, which is sometimes useful for IDEs.
+`nvm use` will not, by default, create a "current" symlink. Set `$NVM_SYMLINK_CURRENT` to "true" to enable this behavior, which is sometimes useful for IDEs. Note that using `nvm` in multiple shell tabs with this environment variable enabled can cause race conditions.
 
 ### .nvmrc
 
@@ -237,6 +253,8 @@ For example, to make nvm default to the latest 5.9 release for the current direc
 
 ```sh
 $ echo "5.9" > .nvmrc
+
+$ echo "lts/*" > .nvmrc # to default to the latest LTS version
 ```
 
 Then when you run nvm:
@@ -280,7 +298,7 @@ load-nvmrc
 nvm is released under the MIT license.
 
 
-Copyright (C) 2010-2016 Tim Caswell
+Copyright (C) 2010-2016 Tim Caswell and Jordan Harband
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 
diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index d538388db2..42bd7af4d6 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ __nvm_aliases ()
   declare aliases
   aliases=""
   if [ -d $NVM_DIR/alias ]; then
-    aliases="`cd $NVM_DIR/alias && command ls`"
+    aliases="$(cd $NVM_DIR/alias && find $PWD -type f | sed "s:$PWD/::")"
   fi
-  echo "${aliases}"
+  echo "${aliases} node stable unstable iojs"
 }
 
 __nvm_alias ()
diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 2042a2496d..1f5f9be55d 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -308,16 +308,23 @@ nvm_remote_version() {
   if nvm_validate_implicit_alias "$PATTERN" 2> /dev/null ; then
     case "_$PATTERN" in
       "_$(nvm_iojs_prefix)")
-        VERSION="$(nvm_ls_remote_iojs | command tail -1)"
+        VERSION="$(NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote_iojs | command tail -1)"
       ;;
       *)
-        VERSION="$(nvm_ls_remote "$PATTERN")"
+        VERSION="$(NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote "$PATTERN")"
       ;;
     esac
   else
-    VERSION="$(nvm_remote_versions "$PATTERN" | command tail -1)"
+    VERSION="$(NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_remote_versions "$PATTERN" | command tail -1)"
+  fi
+  if [ -n "${NVM_VERSION_ONLY-}" ]; then
+    command awk 'BEGIN {
+      n = split(ARGV[1], a);
+      print a[1]
+    }' "${VERSION}"
+  else
+    nvm_echo "${VERSION}"
   fi
-  nvm_echo "$VERSION"
   if [ "_$VERSION" = '_N/A' ]; then
     return 3
   fi
@@ -330,18 +337,18 @@ nvm_remote_versions() {
   PATTERN="$1"
   case "_$PATTERN" in
     "_$NVM_IOJS_PREFIX" | "_io.js")
-      VERSIONS="$(nvm_ls_remote_iojs)"
+      VERSIONS="$(NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote_iojs)"
     ;;
     "_$(nvm_node_prefix)")
-      VERSIONS="$(nvm_ls_remote)"
+      VERSIONS="$(NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote)"
     ;;
     *)
       if nvm_validate_implicit_alias "$PATTERN" 2> /dev/null ; then
         nvm_err 'Implicit aliases are not supported in nvm_remote_versions.'
         return 1
       fi
-      VERSIONS="$(nvm_echo "$(nvm_ls_remote "$PATTERN")
-$(nvm_ls_remote_iojs "$PATTERN")" | nvm_grep -v "N/A" | command sed '/^$/d')"
+      VERSIONS="$(nvm_echo "$(NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote "$PATTERN")
+$(NVM_LTS=${NVM_LTS-} nvm_ls_remote_iojs "$PATTERN")" | nvm_grep -v "N/A" | command sed '/^$/d')"
     ;;
   esac
 
@@ -484,11 +491,17 @@ nvm_print_formatted_alias() {
       DEST_FORMAT='\033[1;31m%s\033[0m'
       VERSION_FORMAT='\033[1;31m%s\033[0m'
     fi
+    if [ "_${NVM_LTS-}" = '_true' ]; then
+      ALIAS_FORMAT='\033[1;33m%s\033[0m'
+    fi
+    if [ "_${DEST%/*}" = "_lts" ]; then
+      DEST_FORMAT='\033[1;33m%s\033[0m'
+    fi
   fi
   if [ "_$DEST" = "_$VERSION" ]; then
-    command printf "${ALIAS_FORMAT} ${ARROW} ${VERSION_FORMAT}${NEWLINE}" "$ALIAS" "$DEST"
+    command printf -- "${ALIAS_FORMAT} ${ARROW} ${VERSION_FORMAT}${NEWLINE}" "$ALIAS" "$DEST"
   else
-    command printf "${ALIAS_FORMAT} ${ARROW} ${DEST_FORMAT} (${ARROW} ${VERSION_FORMAT})${NEWLINE}" "$ALIAS" "$DEST" "$VERSION"
+    command printf -- "${ALIAS_FORMAT} ${ARROW} ${DEST_FORMAT} (${ARROW} ${VERSION_FORMAT})${NEWLINE}" "$ALIAS" "$DEST" "$VERSION"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -510,7 +523,7 @@ nvm_print_alias_path() {
   local DEST
   DEST="$(nvm_alias "$ALIAS" 2> /dev/null || return 0)"
   if [ -n "$DEST" ]; then
-    DEFAULT=false nvm_print_formatted_alias "$ALIAS" "$DEST"
+    NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" DEFAULT=false nvm_print_formatted_alias "$ALIAS" "$DEST"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -597,7 +610,7 @@ nvm_resolve_alias() {
   local SEEN_ALIASES
   SEEN_ALIASES="$ALIAS"
   while true; do
-    ALIAS_TEMP="$(nvm_alias "$ALIAS" 2> /dev/null)"
+    ALIAS_TEMP="$(nvm_alias "$ALIAS" 2> /dev/null || echo)"
 
     if [ -z "$ALIAS_TEMP" ]; then
       break
@@ -845,20 +858,22 @@ nvm_ls_remote() {
   local PATTERN
   PATTERN="$1"
   if nvm_validate_implicit_alias "$PATTERN" 2> /dev/null ; then
-    PATTERN="$(nvm_ls_remote "$(nvm_print_implicit_alias remote "$PATTERN")" | command tail -1)"
+    PATTERN="$(NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote "$(nvm_print_implicit_alias remote "$PATTERN")" | command awk '{ print $1 }' | command tail -1)"
   elif [ -n "$PATTERN" ]; then
     PATTERN="$(nvm_ensure_version_prefix "$PATTERN")"
   else
     PATTERN=".*"
   fi
-  nvm_ls_remote_index_tab node std "$NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR" "$PATTERN"
+  NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote_index_tab node std "$NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR" "$PATTERN"
 }
 
 nvm_ls_remote_iojs() {
-  nvm_ls_remote_index_tab iojs std "$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR" "$1"
+  NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote_index_tab iojs std "$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR" "$1"
 }
 
 nvm_ls_remote_index_tab() {
+  local LTS
+  LTS="${NVM_LTS-}"
   if [ "$#" -lt 4 ]; then
     nvm_err 'not enough arguments'
     return 5
@@ -896,19 +911,52 @@ nvm_ls_remote_index_tab() {
       PATTERN="$(nvm_ensure_version_prefix "$PATTERN")"
     fi
   else
-    PATTERN=".*"
+    unset PATTERN
   fi
   ZSH_HAS_SHWORDSPLIT_UNSET=1
   if nvm_has "setopt"; then
     ZSH_HAS_SHWORDSPLIT_UNSET="$(setopt | nvm_grep shwordsplit > /dev/null && nvm_echo $? || nvm_echo $?)"
     setopt shwordsplit
   fi
-  VERSIONS="$(nvm_download -L -s "$MIRROR/index.tab" -o - \
+  local VERSION_LIST
+  VERSION_LIST="$(nvm_download -L -s "$MIRROR/index.tab" -o - \
     | command sed "
         1d;
         s/^/$PREFIX/;
-        s/[[:blank:]].*//" \
-    | nvm_grep -w "$PATTERN" \
+      " \
+  )"
+  local LTS_ALIAS
+  local LTS_VERSION
+  nvm_echo "$VERSION_LIST" \
+    | awk '{
+        if ($10 ~ /^\-?$/) { next }
+        if ($10 && !a[tolower($10)]++) {
+          if (alias) { print alias, version }
+          alias = "lts/" tolower($10)
+          version = $1
+        }
+      }
+      END {
+        if (alias) {
+          print alias, version
+          print "lts/*", alias
+        }
+      }' \
+    | while read -r LTS_ALIAS_LINE; do
+      LTS_ALIAS="${LTS_ALIAS_LINE%% *}"
+      LTS_VERSION="${LTS_ALIAS_LINE#* }"
+      nvm_make_alias "$LTS_ALIAS" "$LTS_VERSION" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    done
+
+  VERSIONS="$(nvm_echo "$VERSION_LIST" \
+    | command awk -v pattern="${PATTERN-}" -v lts="${LTS-}" '{
+        if (!$1) { next }
+        if (pattern && tolower($1) !~ tolower(pattern)) { next }
+        if (lts == "*" && $10 ~ /^\-?$/) { next }
+        if (lts && lts != "*" && tolower($10) !~ tolower(lts)) { next }
+        if ($10 !~ /^\-?$/) print $1, $10; else print $1
+      }' \
+    | nvm_grep -w "${PATTERN:-.*}" \
     | $SORT_COMMAND)"
   if [ "$ZSH_HAS_SHWORDSPLIT_UNSET" -eq 1 ] && nvm_has "unsetopt"; then
     unsetopt shwordsplit
@@ -968,6 +1016,7 @@ nvm_checksum() {
 
 nvm_print_versions() {
   local VERSION
+  local LTS
   local FORMAT
   local NVM_CURRENT
   NVM_CURRENT=$(nvm_ls_current)
@@ -975,26 +1024,57 @@ nvm_print_versions() {
   if nvm_has_colors; then
     NVM_HAS_COLORS=1
   fi
-  nvm_echo "$1" | while read -r VERSION; do
-    FORMAT='%15s'
+  local LTS_LENGTH
+  local LTS_FORMAT
+  nvm_echo "$1" \
+  | command sed '1!G;h;$!d' \
+  | command awk '{ if ($2 && a[$2]++) { print $1, "(LTS: " $2 ")" } else if ($2) { print $1, "(Latest LTS: " $2 ")" } else { print $0 } }' \
+  | command sed '1!G;h;$!d' \
+  | while read -r VERSION_LINE; do
+    VERSION="${VERSION_LINE%% *}"
+    LTS="${VERSION_LINE#* }"
+    FORMAT='%15s  '
     if [ "_$VERSION" = "_$NVM_CURRENT" ]; then
       if [ "${NVM_HAS_COLORS-}" = '1' ]; then
-        FORMAT='\033[0;32m-> %12s\033[0m'
+        FORMAT='\033[0;32m-> %12s\033[0m  '
       else
         FORMAT='-> %12s *'
       fi
     elif [ "$VERSION" = "system" ]; then
       if [ "${NVM_HAS_COLORS-}" = '1' ]; then
-        FORMAT='\033[0;33m%15s\033[0m'
+        FORMAT='\033[0;33m%15s\033[0m  '
       fi
     elif nvm_is_version_installed "$VERSION"; then
       if [ "${NVM_HAS_COLORS-}" = '1' ]; then
-        FORMAT='\033[0;34m%15s\033[0m'
+        FORMAT='\033[0;34m%15s\033[0m  '
       else
         FORMAT='%15s *'
       fi
     fi
-    command printf -- "$FORMAT\n" "$VERSION"
+    if [ "${LTS}" != "${VERSION}" ]; then
+      case "${LTS}" in
+        *Latest*)
+          LTS="${LTS##Latest }"
+          LTS_LENGTH="${#LTS}"
+          if [ "${NVM_HAS_COLORS-}" = '1' ]; then
+            LTS_FORMAT="\033[1;32m%${LTS_LENGTH}s\033[0m"
+          else
+            LTS_FORMAT="%${LTS_LENGTH}s"
+          fi
+        ;;
+        *)
+          LTS_LENGTH="${#LTS}"
+          if [ "${NVM_HAS_COLORS-}" = '1' ]; then
+            LTS_FORMAT="\033[0;37m%${LTS_LENGTH}s\033[0m"
+          else
+            LTS_FORMAT="%${LTS_LENGTH}s"
+          fi
+        ;;
+      esac
+      command printf -- "${FORMAT}${LTS_FORMAT}\n" "$VERSION" " $LTS"
+    else
+      command printf -- "${FORMAT}\n" "$VERSION"
+    fi
   done
 }
 
@@ -1757,17 +1837,32 @@ nvm() {
       nvm_echo '  nvm --version                             Print out the latest released version of nvm'
       nvm_echo '  nvm install [-s] <version>                Download and install a <version>, [-s] from source. Uses .nvmrc if available'
       nvm_echo '    --reinstall-packages-from=<version>     When installing, reinstall packages installed in <node|iojs|node version number>'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts                                   When installing, only select from LTS (long-term support) versions'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts=<LTS name>                        When installing, only select from versions for a specific LTS line'
       nvm_echo '  nvm uninstall <version>                   Uninstall a version'
+      nvm_echo '  nvm uninstall --lts                       Uninstall using automatic LTS (long-term support) alias `lts/*`, if available.'
+      nvm_echo '  nvm uninstall --lts=<LTS name>            Uninstall using automatic alias for provided LTS line, if available.'
       nvm_echo '  nvm use [--silent] <version>              Modify PATH to use <version>. Uses .nvmrc if available'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts                                   Uses automatic LTS (long-term support) alias `lts/*`, if available.'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts=<LTS name>                        Uses automatic alias for provided LTS line, if available.'
       nvm_echo '  nvm exec [--silent] <version> [<command>] Run <command> on <version>. Uses .nvmrc if available'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts                                   Uses automatic LTS (long-term support) alias `lts/*`, if available.'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts=<LTS name>                        Uses automatic alias for provided LTS line, if available.'
       nvm_echo '  nvm run [--silent] <version> [<args>]     Run `node` on <version> with <args> as arguments. Uses .nvmrc if available'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts                                   Uses automatic LTS (long-term support) alias `lts/*`, if available.'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts=<LTS name>                        Uses automatic alias for provided LTS line, if available.'
       nvm_echo '  nvm current                               Display currently activated version'
       nvm_echo '  nvm ls                                    List installed versions'
-      nvm_echo '  nvm ls <version>                          List versions matching a given description'
+      nvm_echo '  nvm ls <version>                          List versions matching a given <version>'
       nvm_echo '  nvm ls-remote                             List remote versions available for install'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts                                   When listing, only show LTS (long-term support) versions'
       nvm_echo '  nvm ls-remote <version>                   List remote versions available for install, matching a given <version>'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts                                   When listing, only show LTS (long-term support) versions'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts=<LTS name>                        When listing, only show versions for a specific LTS line'
       nvm_echo '  nvm version <version>                     Resolve the given description to a single local version'
       nvm_echo '  nvm version-remote <version>              Resolve the given description to a single remote version'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts                                   When listing, only select from LTS (long-term support) versions'
+      nvm_echo '    --lts=<LTS name>                        When listing, only select from versions for a specific LTS line'
       nvm_echo '  nvm deactivate                            Undo effects of `nvm` on current shell'
       nvm_echo '  nvm alias [<pattern>]                     Show all aliases beginning with <pattern>'
       nvm_echo '  nvm alias <name> <version>                Set an alias named <name> pointing to <version>'
@@ -1826,17 +1921,13 @@ nvm() {
 
       if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
         version_not_provided=1
-        nvm_rc_version
-        if [ -z "$NVM_RC_VERSION" ]; then
-          >&2 nvm --help
-          return 127
-        fi
       fi
 
       shift
 
       local nobinary
       nobinary=0
+      local LTS
       while [ $# -ne 0 ]
       do
         case "$1" in
@@ -1849,6 +1940,14 @@ nvm() {
             nvm_get_make_jobs "$1"
             shift # consume job count
           ;;
+          --lts)
+            LTS='*'
+            shift
+          ;;
+          --lts=*)
+            LTS="${1##--lts=}"
+            shift
+          ;;
           *)
             break # stop parsing args
           ;;
@@ -1856,21 +1955,48 @@ nvm() {
       done
 
       local provided_version
-      provided_version="$1"
+      provided_version="${1-}"
 
       if [ -z "$provided_version" ]; then
-        if [ $version_not_provided -ne 1 ]; then
+        if [ "_${LTS-}" = '_*' ]; then
+          nvm_echo 'Installing latest LTS version.'
+          if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+            shift
+          fi
+        elif [ "_${LTS-}" != '_' ]; then
+          nvm_echo "Installing with latest version of LTS line: $LTS"
+          if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+            shift
+          fi
+        else
           nvm_rc_version
+          if [ $version_not_provided -eq 1 ]; then
+            if [ -z "$NVM_RC_VERSION" ]; then
+              >&2 nvm --help
+              return 127
+            fi
+          fi
+          provided_version="$NVM_RC_VERSION"
         fi
-        provided_version="$NVM_RC_VERSION"
-      else
+      elif [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
         shift
       fi
 
-      VERSION="$(nvm_remote_version "$provided_version")"
+      VERSION="$(NVM_VERSION_ONLY=true NVM_LTS="${LTS-}" nvm_remote_version "$provided_version")"
 
       if [ "_$VERSION" = "_N/A" ]; then
-        nvm_err "Version '$provided_version' not found - try \`nvm ls-remote\` to browse available versions."
+        local LTS_MSG
+        local REMOTE_CMD
+        if [ "${LTS-}" = '*' ]; then
+          LTS_MSG='(with LTS filter) '
+          REMOTE_CMD='nvm ls-remote --lts'
+        elif [ -n "${LTS-}" ]; then
+          LTS_MSG="(with LTS filter '$LTS') "
+          REMOTE_CMD="nvm ls-remote --lts=${LTS}"
+        else
+          REMOTE_CMD='nvm ls-remote'
+        fi
+        nvm_err "Version '$provided_version' ${LTS_MSG-}not found - try \`${REMOTE_CMD}\` to browse available versions."
         return 3
       fi
 
@@ -1917,7 +2043,11 @@ nvm() {
         if nvm use "$VERSION" && [ ! -z "$REINSTALL_PACKAGES_FROM" ] && [ "_$REINSTALL_PACKAGES_FROM" != "_N/A" ]; then
           nvm reinstall-packages "$REINSTALL_PACKAGES_FROM"
         fi
-        nvm_ensure_default_set "$provided_version"
+        if [ -n "${LTS-}" ]; then
+          nvm_ensure_default_set "lts/${LTS}"
+        else
+          nvm_ensure_default_set "$provided_version"
+        fi
         return $?
       fi
 
@@ -1977,22 +2107,27 @@ nvm() {
       return $?
     ;;
     "uninstall" )
-      if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+      shift # remove "uninstall"
+
+      if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
         >&2 nvm --help
         return 127
       fi
 
       local PATTERN
-      PATTERN="$2"
-      case "_$PATTERN" in
-        "_$(nvm_iojs_prefix)" | "_$(nvm_iojs_prefix)-" \
-        | "_$(nvm_node_prefix)" | "_$(nvm_node_prefix)-")
-          VERSION="$(nvm_version "$PATTERN")"
+      PATTERN="${1-}"
+      case "${PATTERN-}" in
+        --lts)
+          VERSION="$(nvm_match_version lts/*)"
+        ;;
+        --lts=*)
+          VERSION="$(nvm_match_version lts/${PATTERN##--lts=})"
         ;;
         *)
-          VERSION="$(nvm_version "$PATTERN")"
+          VERSION="$(nvm_version "${PATTERN}")"
         ;;
       esac
+
       if [ "_$VERSION" = "_$(nvm_ls_current)" ]; then
         if nvm_is_iojs_version "$VERSION"; then
           nvm_err "nvm: Cannot uninstall currently-active io.js version, $VERSION (inferred from $PATTERN)."
@@ -2080,6 +2215,7 @@ nvm() {
       NVM_USE_SILENT=0
       local NVM_DELETE_PREFIX
       NVM_DELETE_PREFIX=0
+      local NVM_LTS
 
       shift # remove "use"
       while [ $# -ne 0 ]
@@ -2087,8 +2223,11 @@ nvm() {
         case "$1" in
           --silent) NVM_USE_SILENT=1 ;;
           --delete-prefix) NVM_DELETE_PREFIX=1 ;;
+          --lts) NVM_LTS='*' ;;
+          --lts=*) NVM_LTS="${1##--lts=}" ;;
+          --*) ;;
           *)
-            if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+            if [ -n "${1-}" ]; then
               PROVIDED_VERSION="$1"
             fi
           ;;
@@ -2096,7 +2235,9 @@ nvm() {
         shift
       done
 
-      if [ -z "$PROVIDED_VERSION" ]; then
+      if [ -n "${NVM_LTS-}" ]; then
+        VERSION="$(nvm_match_version "lts/${NVM_LTS:-*}")"
+      elif [ -z "$PROVIDED_VERSION" ]; then
         nvm_rc_version
         if [ -n "$NVM_RC_VERSION" ]; then
           PROVIDED_VERSION="$NVM_RC_VERSION"
@@ -2137,7 +2278,7 @@ nvm() {
 
       # This nvm_ensure_version_installed call can be a performance bottleneck
       # on shell startup. Perhaps we can optimize it away or make it faster.
-      nvm_ensure_version_installed "$PROVIDED_VERSION"
+      nvm_ensure_version_installed "${VERSION}"
       EXIT_CODE=$?
       if [ "$EXIT_CODE" != "0" ]; then
         return $EXIT_CODE
@@ -2200,10 +2341,13 @@ nvm() {
       shift
 
       local NVM_SILENT
+      local NVM_LTS
       while [ $# -gt 0 ]
       do
         case "$1" in
           --silent) NVM_SILENT='--silent' ; shift ;;
+          --lts) NVM_LTS='*' ; shift ;;
+          --lts=*) NVM_LTS="${1##--lts=}" ; shift ;;
           *)
             if [ -n "$1" ]; then
               break
@@ -2214,7 +2358,7 @@ nvm() {
         esac
       done
 
-      if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+      if [ $# -lt 1 ] && [ -z "${NVM_LTS-}" ]; then
         if [ -n "${NVM_SILENT-}" ]; then
           nvm_rc_version >/dev/null 2>&1 && has_checked_nvmrc=1
         else
@@ -2222,30 +2366,30 @@ nvm() {
         fi
         if [ -n "$NVM_RC_VERSION" ]; then
           VERSION="$(nvm_version "$NVM_RC_VERSION" || return 0)"
-        else
-          VERSION='N/A'
         fi
-        if [ $VERSION = "N/A" ]; then
+        if [ "${VERSION:-N/A}" = 'N/A' ]; then
           >&2 nvm --help
           return 127
         fi
       fi
 
-      provided_version="$1"
-      if [ -n "$provided_version" ]; then
-        VERSION="$(nvm_version "$provided_version" || return 0)"
-        if [ "_$VERSION" = "_N/A" ] && ! nvm_is_valid_version "$provided_version"; then
-          provided_version=''
-          if [ $has_checked_nvmrc -ne 1 ]; then
+      if [ -z "${NVM_LTS-}" ]; then
+        provided_version="$1"
+        if [ -n "$provided_version" ]; then
+          VERSION="$(nvm_version "$provided_version" || return 0)"
+          if [ "_${VERSION:-N/A}" = '_N/A' ] && ! nvm_is_valid_version "$provided_version"; then
+            provided_version=''
+            if [ $has_checked_nvmrc -ne 1 ]; then
             if [ -n "${NVM_SILENT-}" ]; then
-              nvm_rc_version >/dev/null 2>&1 && has_checked_nvmrc=1
-            else
-              nvm_rc_version && has_checked_nvmrc=1
+                nvm_rc_version >/dev/null 2>&1 && has_checked_nvmrc=1
+              else
+                nvm_rc_version && has_checked_nvmrc=1
+              fi
             fi
+            VERSION="$(nvm_version "$NVM_RC_VERSION" || return 0)"
+          else
+            shift
           fi
-          VERSION="$(nvm_version "$NVM_RC_VERSION" || return 0)"
-        else
-          shift
         fi
       fi
 
@@ -2262,12 +2406,17 @@ nvm() {
         ZSH_HAS_SHWORDSPLIT_UNSET="$(setopt | nvm_grep shwordsplit > /dev/null && nvm_echo $? || nvm_echo $?)"
         setopt shwordsplit
       fi
+      local LTS_ARG
+      if [ -n "${NVM_LTS-}" ]; then
+        LTS_ARG="--lts=${NVM_LTS-}"
+        VERSION=''
+      fi
       if [ "_$VERSION" = "_N/A" ]; then
         nvm_ensure_version_installed "$provided_version"
       elif [ "$NVM_IOJS" = true ]; then
-        nvm exec "${NVM_SILENT-}" "$VERSION" iojs "$@"
+        nvm exec "${NVM_SILENT-}" "${LTS_ARG-}" "$VERSION" iojs "$@"
       else
-        nvm exec "${NVM_SILENT-}" "$VERSION" node "$@"
+        nvm exec "${NVM_SILENT-}" "${LTS_ARG-}" "$VERSION" node "$@"
       fi
       EXIT_CODE="$?"
       if [ "$ZSH_HAS_SHWORDSPLIT_UNSET" -eq 1 ] && nvm_has "unsetopt"; then
@@ -2279,10 +2428,13 @@ nvm() {
       shift
 
       local NVM_SILENT
+      local NVM_LTS
       while [ $# -gt 0 ]
       do
         case "$1" in
           --silent) NVM_SILENT='--silent' ; shift ;;
+          --lts) NVM_LTS='*' ; shift ;;
+          --lts=*) NVM_LTS="${1##--lts=}" ; shift ;;
           --) break ;;
           --*)
             nvm_err "Unsupported option \"$1\"."
@@ -2300,9 +2452,12 @@ nvm() {
 
       local provided_version
       provided_version="$1"
-      if [ -n "$provided_version" ]; then
+      if [ "${NVM_LTS-}" != '' ]; then
+        provided_version="lts/${NVM_LTS:-*}"
+        VERSION="$provided_version"
+      elif [ -n "$provided_version" ]; then
         VERSION="$(nvm_version "$provided_version" || return 0)"
-        if [ "_$VERSION" = "_N/A" ] && ! nvm_is_valid_version "$provided_version"; then
+        if [ "_$VERSION" = '_N/A' ] && ! nvm_is_valid_version "$provided_version"; then
           if [ -n "${NVM_SILENT-}" ]; then
             nvm_rc_version >/dev/null 2>&1
           else
@@ -2322,7 +2477,11 @@ nvm() {
       fi
 
       if [ -z "${NVM_SILENT-}" ]; then
-        if nvm_is_iojs_version "$VERSION"; then
+        if [ "${NVM_LTS-}" = '*' ]; then
+          nvm_echo "Running node latest LTS -> $(nvm_version "$VERSION")$(nvm use --silent "$VERSION" && nvm_print_npm_version)"
+        elif [ -n "${NVM_LTS-}" ]; then
+          nvm_echo "Running node LTS \"${NVM_LTS-}\" -> $(nvm_version "$VERSION")$(nvm use --silent "$VERSION" && nvm_print_npm_version)"
+        elif nvm_is_iojs_version "$VERSION"; then
           nvm_echo "Running io.js $(nvm_strip_iojs_prefix "$VERSION")$(nvm use --silent "$VERSION" && nvm_print_npm_version)"
         else
           nvm_echo "Running node $VERSION$(nvm use --silent "$VERSION" && nvm_print_npm_version)"
@@ -2342,19 +2501,43 @@ nvm() {
       return $NVM_LS_EXIT_CODE
     ;;
     "ls-remote" | "list-remote" )
-      local PATTERN
-      PATTERN="${2-}"
+      local LTS
       local NVM_IOJS_PREFIX
       NVM_IOJS_PREFIX="$(nvm_iojs_prefix)"
       local NVM_NODE_PREFIX
       NVM_NODE_PREFIX="$(nvm_node_prefix)"
+      local PATTERN
       local NVM_FLAVOR
-      case "_$PATTERN" in
-        "_$NVM_IOJS_PREFIX" | "_$NVM_NODE_PREFIX" )
-          NVM_FLAVOR="$PATTERN"
-          PATTERN="$3"
-        ;;
-      esac
+      while [ $# -gt 1 ]
+      do
+        case "$2" in
+          --lts)
+            LTS='*'
+          ;;
+          --lts=*)
+            LTS="${2##--lts=}"
+            NVM_FLAVOR="${NVM_NODE_PREFIX}"
+          ;;
+          --*)
+            nvm_err "Unsupported option \"$2\"."
+            return 55;
+          ;;
+          *)
+            if [ -z "$PATTERN" ]; then
+              PATTERN="${2-}"
+              if [ -z "$NVM_FLAVOR" ]; then
+                case "_$PATTERN" in
+                  "_$NVM_IOJS_PREFIX" | "_$NVM_NODE_PREFIX")
+                    NVM_FLAVOR="$PATTERN"
+                    PATTERN=""
+                  ;;
+                esac
+              fi
+            fi
+          ;;
+        esac
+        shift
+      done
 
       local NVM_LS_REMOTE_EXIT_CODE
       NVM_LS_REMOTE_EXIT_CODE=0
@@ -2364,7 +2547,7 @@ nvm() {
       NVM_LS_REMOTE_POST_MERGED_OUTPUT=''
       if [ "_$NVM_FLAVOR" != "_$NVM_IOJS_PREFIX" ]; then
         local NVM_LS_REMOTE_OUTPUT
-        NVM_LS_REMOTE_OUTPUT=$(nvm_ls_remote "$PATTERN")
+        NVM_LS_REMOTE_OUTPUT=$(NVM_LTS="${LTS-}" nvm_ls_remote "$PATTERN")
         # split output into two
         NVM_LS_REMOTE_PRE_MERGED_OUTPUT="${NVM_LS_REMOTE_OUTPUT%%v4\.0\.0*}"
         NVM_LS_REMOTE_POST_MERGED_OUTPUT="${NVM_LS_REMOTE_OUTPUT#$NVM_LS_REMOTE_PRE_MERGED_OUTPUT}"
@@ -2375,7 +2558,7 @@ nvm() {
       NVM_LS_REMOTE_IOJS_EXIT_CODE=0
       local NVM_LS_REMOTE_IOJS_OUTPUT
       NVM_LS_REMOTE_IOJS_OUTPUT=''
-      if [ "_$NVM_FLAVOR" != "_$NVM_NODE_PREFIX" ]; then
+      if [ "_$NVM_FLAVOR" != "_$NVM_NODE_PREFIX" ] && [ -z "${LTS-}" ]; then
         NVM_LS_REMOTE_IOJS_OUTPUT=$(nvm_ls_remote_iojs "$PATTERN")
         NVM_LS_REMOTE_IOJS_EXIT_CODE=$?
       fi
@@ -2445,7 +2628,7 @@ $NVM_LS_REMOTE_POST_MERGED_OUTPUT" | nvm_grep -v "N/A" | command sed '/^$/d')"
     "alias" )
       local NVM_ALIAS_DIR
       NVM_ALIAS_DIR="$(nvm_alias_path)"
-      command mkdir -p "$NVM_ALIAS_DIR"
+      command mkdir -p "$NVM_ALIAS_DIR/lts"
       local NVM_CURRENT
       NVM_CURRENT="$(nvm_ls_current)"
       if [ $# -le 2 ]; then
@@ -2460,6 +2643,14 @@ $NVM_LS_REMOTE_POST_MERGED_OUTPUT" | nvm_grep -v "N/A" | command sed '/^$/d')"
             NVM_CURRENT="${NVM_CURRENT}" nvm_print_default_alias "$ALIAS"
           fi
         done
+
+        local LTS_ALIAS
+        for ALIAS_PATH in "$NVM_ALIAS_DIR/lts/${2-}"*; do
+          LTS_ALIAS="$(NVM_LTS=true nvm_print_alias_path "$NVM_ALIAS_DIR" "$ALIAS_PATH")"
+          if [ -n "$LTS_ALIAS" ]; then
+            nvm_echo "${LTS_ALIAS-}"
+          fi
+        done
         return
       fi
       if [ -z "${3-}" ]; then
@@ -2549,7 +2740,28 @@ $NVM_LS_REMOTE_POST_MERGED_OUTPUT" | nvm_grep -v "N/A" | command sed '/^$/d')"
       nvm_version "$2"
     ;;
     "version-remote" )
-      nvm_remote_version "$2"
+      local NVM_LTS
+      local PATTERN
+      while [ $# -gt 1 ]
+      do
+        case "$2" in
+          --lts)
+            NVM_LTS='*'
+          ;;
+          --lts=*)
+            NVM_LTS="${2##--lts=}"
+          ;;
+          --*)
+            nvm_err "Unsupported option \"$2\"."
+            return 55;
+          ;;
+          *)
+            PATTERN="${PATTERN:-$2}"
+          ;;
+        esac
+        shift
+      done
+      NVM_VERSION_ONLY=true NVM_LTS="${NVM_LTS-}" nvm_remote_version "${PATTERN:-node}"
     ;;
     "--version" )
       nvm_echo '0.31.2'
diff --git "a/test/fast/Aliases/lts/\"nvm alias\" should ensure LTS alias dir exists" "b/test/fast/Aliases/lts/\"nvm alias\" should ensure LTS alias dir exists"
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..eefcf9804e
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/test/fast/Aliases/lts/\"nvm alias\" should ensure LTS alias dir exists"	
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+. ../../../../nvm.sh
+. ../../../common.sh
+
+LTS_ALIAS_PATH="$(nvm_alias_path)/lts"
+
+die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
+
+[ ! -d "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}" ] || die "'${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}' exists and should not"
+
+nvm alias >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+[ -d "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}" ] || die "'${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}' does not exist and should"
diff --git a/test/fast/Aliases/lts/setup_dir b/test/fast/Aliases/lts/setup_dir
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6a99acfd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Aliases/lts/setup_dir
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. ../../../../nvm.sh
+
+LTS_ALIAS_PATH="$(nvm_alias_path)/lts"
+
+if [ -d "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}" ]; then
+  mv "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}" "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}.bak"
+  rm -rf "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}"
+fi
diff --git a/test/fast/Aliases/lts/teardown_dir b/test/fast/Aliases/lts/teardown_dir
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a5200efda5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Aliases/lts/teardown_dir
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. ../../../../nvm.sh
+
+LTS_ALIAS_PATH="$(nvm_alias_path)/lts"
+
+if [ -d "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}.bak" ]; then
+  rm -rf "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}"
+  mv "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}.bak" "${LTS_ALIAS_PATH}"
+fi
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote iojs.txt b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote iojs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff70b025a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote iojs.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+    iojs-v1.0.0  
+    iojs-v1.0.1  
+    iojs-v1.0.2  
+    iojs-v1.0.3  
+    iojs-v1.0.4  
+    iojs-v1.1.0  
+    iojs-v1.2.0  
+    iojs-v1.3.0  
+    iojs-v1.4.1  
+    iojs-v1.4.2  
+    iojs-v1.4.3  
+    iojs-v1.5.0  
+    iojs-v1.5.1  
+    iojs-v1.6.0  
+    iojs-v1.6.1  
+    iojs-v1.6.2  
+    iojs-v1.6.3  
+    iojs-v1.6.4  
+    iojs-v1.7.1  
+    iojs-v1.8.1  
+    iojs-v1.8.2  
+    iojs-v1.8.3  
+    iojs-v1.8.4  
+    iojs-v2.0.0  
+    iojs-v2.0.1  
+    iojs-v2.0.2  
+    iojs-v2.1.0  
+    iojs-v2.2.0  
+    iojs-v2.2.1  
+    iojs-v2.3.0  
+    iojs-v2.3.1  
+    iojs-v2.3.2  
+    iojs-v2.3.3  
+    iojs-v2.3.4  
+    iojs-v2.4.0  
+    iojs-v2.5.0  
+    iojs-v3.0.0  
+    iojs-v3.1.0  
+    iojs-v3.2.0  
+    iojs-v3.3.0  
+    iojs-v3.3.1  
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote lts.txt b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote lts.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6c5b91181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote lts.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+         v4.2.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.3   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.4   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.5   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.6   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.3   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.4   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.5   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.6   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.7   (Latest LTS: Argon)
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote node.txt b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote node.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b42afb25a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote node.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+        v0.1.14  
+        v0.1.15  
+        v0.1.16  
+        v0.1.17  
+        v0.1.18  
+        v0.1.19  
+        v0.1.20  
+        v0.1.21  
+        v0.1.22  
+        v0.1.23  
+        v0.1.24  
+        v0.1.25  
+        v0.1.26  
+        v0.1.27  
+        v0.1.28  
+        v0.1.29  
+        v0.1.30  
+        v0.1.31  
+        v0.1.32  
+        v0.1.33  
+        v0.1.90  
+        v0.1.91  
+        v0.1.92  
+        v0.1.93  
+        v0.1.94  
+        v0.1.95  
+        v0.1.96  
+        v0.1.97  
+        v0.1.98  
+        v0.1.99  
+       v0.1.100  
+       v0.1.101  
+       v0.1.102  
+       v0.1.103  
+       v0.1.104  
+         v0.2.0  
+         v0.2.1  
+         v0.2.2  
+         v0.2.3  
+         v0.2.4  
+         v0.2.5  
+         v0.2.6  
+         v0.3.0  
+         v0.3.1  
+         v0.3.2  
+         v0.3.3  
+         v0.3.4  
+         v0.3.5  
+         v0.3.6  
+         v0.3.7  
+         v0.3.8  
+         v0.4.0  
+         v0.4.1  
+         v0.4.2  
+         v0.4.3  
+         v0.4.4  
+         v0.4.5  
+         v0.4.6  
+         v0.4.7  
+         v0.4.8  
+         v0.4.9  
+        v0.4.10  
+        v0.4.11  
+        v0.4.12  
+         v0.5.0  
+         v0.5.1  
+         v0.5.2  
+         v0.5.3  
+         v0.5.4  
+         v0.5.5  
+         v0.5.6  
+         v0.5.7  
+         v0.5.8  
+         v0.5.9  
+        v0.5.10  
+         v0.6.0  
+         v0.6.1  
+         v0.6.2  
+         v0.6.3  
+         v0.6.4  
+         v0.6.5  
+         v0.6.6  
+         v0.6.7  
+         v0.6.8  
+         v0.6.9  
+        v0.6.10  
+        v0.6.11  
+        v0.6.12  
+        v0.6.13  
+        v0.6.14  
+        v0.6.15  
+        v0.6.16  
+        v0.6.17  
+        v0.6.18  
+        v0.6.19  
+        v0.6.20  
+        v0.6.21  
+         v0.7.0  
+         v0.7.1  
+         v0.7.2  
+         v0.7.3  
+         v0.7.4  
+         v0.7.5  
+         v0.7.6  
+         v0.7.7  
+         v0.7.8  
+         v0.7.9  
+        v0.7.10  
+        v0.7.11  
+        v0.7.12  
+         v0.8.0  
+         v0.8.1  
+         v0.8.2  
+         v0.8.3  
+         v0.8.4  
+         v0.8.5  
+         v0.8.6  
+         v0.8.7  
+         v0.8.8  
+         v0.8.9  
+        v0.8.10  
+        v0.8.11  
+        v0.8.12  
+        v0.8.13  
+        v0.8.14  
+        v0.8.15  
+        v0.8.16  
+        v0.8.17  
+        v0.8.18  
+        v0.8.19  
+        v0.8.20  
+        v0.8.21  
+        v0.8.22  
+        v0.8.23  
+        v0.8.24  
+        v0.8.25  
+        v0.8.26  
+        v0.8.27  
+        v0.8.28  
+         v0.9.0  
+         v0.9.1  
+         v0.9.2  
+         v0.9.3  
+         v0.9.4  
+         v0.9.5  
+         v0.9.6  
+         v0.9.7  
+         v0.9.8  
+         v0.9.9  
+        v0.9.10  
+        v0.9.11  
+        v0.9.12  
+        v0.10.0  
+        v0.10.1  
+        v0.10.2  
+        v0.10.3  
+        v0.10.4  
+        v0.10.5  
+        v0.10.6  
+        v0.10.7  
+        v0.10.8  
+        v0.10.9  
+       v0.10.10  
+       v0.10.11  
+       v0.10.12  
+       v0.10.13  
+       v0.10.14  
+       v0.10.15  
+       v0.10.16  
+       v0.10.17  
+       v0.10.18  
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+       v0.10.21  
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+       v0.10.46  
+        v0.11.0  
+        v0.11.1  
+        v0.11.2  
+        v0.11.3  
+        v0.11.4  
+        v0.11.5  
+        v0.11.6  
+        v0.11.7  
+        v0.11.8  
+        v0.11.9  
+       v0.11.10  
+       v0.11.11  
+       v0.11.12  
+       v0.11.13  
+       v0.11.14  
+       v0.11.15  
+       v0.11.16  
+        v0.12.0  
+        v0.12.1  
+        v0.12.2  
+        v0.12.3  
+        v0.12.4  
+        v0.12.5  
+        v0.12.6  
+        v0.12.7  
+        v0.12.8  
+        v0.12.9  
+       v0.12.10  
+       v0.12.11  
+       v0.12.12  
+       v0.12.13  
+       v0.12.14  
+       v0.12.15  
+         v4.0.0  
+         v4.1.0  
+         v4.1.1  
+         v4.1.2  
+         v4.2.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.3   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.4   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.5   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.6   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.3   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.4   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.5   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.6   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.7   (Latest LTS: Argon)
+         v5.0.0  
+         v5.1.0  
+         v5.1.1  
+         v5.2.0  
+         v5.3.0  
+         v5.4.0  
+         v5.4.1  
+         v5.5.0  
+         v5.6.0  
+         v5.7.0  
+         v5.7.1  
+         v5.8.0  
+         v5.9.0  
+         v5.9.1  
+        v5.10.0  
+        v5.10.1  
+        v5.11.0  
+        v5.11.1  
+        v5.12.0  
+         v6.0.0  
+         v6.1.0  
+         v6.2.0  
+         v6.2.1  
+         v6.2.2  
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote.txt b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..419d69149d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm ls-remote.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+        v0.1.14  
+        v0.1.15  
+        v0.1.16  
+        v0.1.17  
+        v0.1.18  
+        v0.1.19  
+        v0.1.20  
+        v0.1.21  
+        v0.1.22  
+        v0.1.23  
+        v0.1.24  
+        v0.1.25  
+        v0.1.26  
+        v0.1.27  
+        v0.1.28  
+        v0.1.29  
+        v0.1.30  
+        v0.1.31  
+        v0.1.32  
+        v0.1.33  
+        v0.1.90  
+        v0.1.91  
+        v0.1.92  
+        v0.1.93  
+        v0.1.94  
+        v0.1.95  
+        v0.1.96  
+        v0.1.97  
+        v0.1.98  
+        v0.1.99  
+       v0.1.100  
+       v0.1.101  
+       v0.1.102  
+       v0.1.103  
+       v0.1.104  
+         v0.2.0  
+         v0.2.1  
+         v0.2.2  
+         v0.2.3  
+         v0.2.4  
+         v0.2.5  
+         v0.2.6  
+         v0.3.0  
+         v0.3.1  
+         v0.3.2  
+         v0.3.3  
+         v0.3.4  
+         v0.3.5  
+         v0.3.6  
+         v0.3.7  
+         v0.3.8  
+         v0.4.0  
+         v0.4.1  
+         v0.4.2  
+         v0.4.3  
+         v0.4.4  
+         v0.4.5  
+         v0.4.6  
+         v0.4.7  
+         v0.4.8  
+         v0.4.9  
+        v0.4.10  
+        v0.4.11  
+        v0.4.12  
+         v0.5.0  
+         v0.5.1  
+         v0.5.2  
+         v0.5.3  
+         v0.5.4  
+         v0.5.5  
+         v0.5.6  
+         v0.5.7  
+         v0.5.8  
+         v0.5.9  
+        v0.5.10  
+         v0.6.0  
+         v0.6.1  
+         v0.6.2  
+         v0.6.3  
+         v0.6.4  
+         v0.6.5  
+         v0.6.6  
+         v0.6.7  
+         v0.6.8  
+         v0.6.9  
+        v0.6.10  
+        v0.6.11  
+        v0.6.12  
+        v0.6.13  
+        v0.6.14  
+        v0.6.15  
+        v0.6.16  
+        v0.6.17  
+        v0.6.18  
+        v0.6.19  
+        v0.6.20  
+        v0.6.21  
+         v0.7.0  
+         v0.7.1  
+         v0.7.2  
+         v0.7.3  
+         v0.7.4  
+         v0.7.5  
+         v0.7.6  
+         v0.7.7  
+         v0.7.8  
+         v0.7.9  
+        v0.7.10  
+        v0.7.11  
+        v0.7.12  
+         v0.8.0  
+         v0.8.1  
+         v0.8.2  
+         v0.8.3  
+         v0.8.4  
+         v0.8.5  
+         v0.8.6  
+         v0.8.7  
+         v0.8.8  
+         v0.8.9  
+        v0.8.10  
+        v0.8.11  
+        v0.8.12  
+        v0.8.13  
+        v0.8.14  
+        v0.8.15  
+        v0.8.16  
+        v0.8.17  
+        v0.8.18  
+        v0.8.19  
+        v0.8.20  
+        v0.8.21  
+        v0.8.22  
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+        v0.8.24  
+        v0.8.25  
+        v0.8.26  
+        v0.8.27  
+        v0.8.28  
+         v0.9.0  
+         v0.9.1  
+         v0.9.2  
+         v0.9.3  
+         v0.9.4  
+         v0.9.5  
+         v0.9.6  
+         v0.9.7  
+         v0.9.8  
+         v0.9.9  
+        v0.9.10  
+        v0.9.11  
+        v0.9.12  
+        v0.10.0  
+        v0.10.1  
+        v0.10.2  
+        v0.10.3  
+        v0.10.4  
+        v0.10.5  
+        v0.10.6  
+        v0.10.7  
+        v0.10.8  
+        v0.10.9  
+       v0.10.10  
+       v0.10.11  
+       v0.10.12  
+       v0.10.13  
+       v0.10.14  
+       v0.10.15  
+       v0.10.16  
+       v0.10.17  
+       v0.10.18  
+       v0.10.19  
+       v0.10.20  
+       v0.10.21  
+       v0.10.22  
+       v0.10.23  
+       v0.10.24  
+       v0.10.25  
+       v0.10.26  
+       v0.10.27  
+       v0.10.28  
+       v0.10.29  
+       v0.10.30  
+       v0.10.31  
+       v0.10.32  
+       v0.10.33  
+       v0.10.34  
+       v0.10.35  
+       v0.10.36  
+       v0.10.37  
+       v0.10.38  
+       v0.10.39  
+       v0.10.40  
+       v0.10.41  
+       v0.10.42  
+       v0.10.43  
+       v0.10.44  
+       v0.10.45  
+       v0.10.46  
+        v0.11.0  
+        v0.11.1  
+        v0.11.2  
+        v0.11.3  
+        v0.11.4  
+        v0.11.5  
+        v0.11.6  
+        v0.11.7  
+        v0.11.8  
+        v0.11.9  
+       v0.11.10  
+       v0.11.11  
+       v0.11.12  
+       v0.11.13  
+       v0.11.14  
+       v0.11.15  
+       v0.11.16  
+        v0.12.0  
+        v0.12.1  
+        v0.12.2  
+        v0.12.3  
+        v0.12.4  
+        v0.12.5  
+        v0.12.6  
+        v0.12.7  
+        v0.12.8  
+        v0.12.9  
+       v0.12.10  
+       v0.12.11  
+       v0.12.12  
+       v0.12.13  
+       v0.12.14  
+       v0.12.15  
+    iojs-v1.0.0  
+    iojs-v1.0.1  
+    iojs-v1.0.2  
+    iojs-v1.0.3  
+    iojs-v1.0.4  
+    iojs-v1.1.0  
+    iojs-v1.2.0  
+    iojs-v1.3.0  
+    iojs-v1.4.1  
+    iojs-v1.4.2  
+    iojs-v1.4.3  
+    iojs-v1.5.0  
+    iojs-v1.5.1  
+    iojs-v1.6.0  
+    iojs-v1.6.1  
+    iojs-v1.6.2  
+    iojs-v1.6.3  
+    iojs-v1.6.4  
+    iojs-v1.7.1  
+    iojs-v1.8.1  
+    iojs-v1.8.2  
+    iojs-v1.8.3  
+    iojs-v1.8.4  
+    iojs-v2.0.0  
+    iojs-v2.0.1  
+    iojs-v2.0.2  
+    iojs-v2.1.0  
+    iojs-v2.2.0  
+    iojs-v2.2.1  
+    iojs-v2.3.0  
+    iojs-v2.3.1  
+    iojs-v2.3.2  
+    iojs-v2.3.3  
+    iojs-v2.3.4  
+    iojs-v2.4.0  
+    iojs-v2.5.0  
+    iojs-v3.0.0  
+    iojs-v3.1.0  
+    iojs-v3.2.0  
+    iojs-v3.3.0  
+    iojs-v3.3.1  
+         v4.0.0  
+         v4.1.0  
+         v4.1.1  
+         v4.1.2  
+         v4.2.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.3   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.4   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.5   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.2.6   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.3.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.0   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.1   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.2   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.3   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.4   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.5   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.6   (LTS: Argon)
+         v4.4.7   (Latest LTS: Argon)
+         v5.0.0  
+         v5.1.0  
+         v5.1.1  
+         v5.2.0  
+         v5.3.0  
+         v5.4.0  
+         v5.4.1  
+         v5.5.0  
+         v5.6.0  
+         v5.7.0  
+         v5.7.1  
+         v5.8.0  
+         v5.9.0  
+         v5.9.1  
+        v5.10.0  
+        v5.10.1  
+        v5.11.0  
+        v5.11.1  
+        v5.12.0  
+         v6.0.0  
+         v6.1.0  
+         v6.2.0  
+         v6.2.1  
+         v6.2.2  
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote LTS argon.txt b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote LTS argon.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f46b35ab9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote LTS argon.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+v4.2.0 Argon
+v4.2.1 Argon
+v4.2.2 Argon
+v4.2.3 Argon
+v4.2.4 Argon
+v4.2.5 Argon
+v4.2.6 Argon
+v4.3.0 Argon
+v4.3.1 Argon
+v4.3.2 Argon
+v4.4.0 Argon
+v4.4.1 Argon
+v4.4.2 Argon
+v4.4.3 Argon
+v4.4.4 Argon
+v4.4.5 Argon
+v4.4.6 Argon
+v4.4.7 Argon
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote LTS.txt b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote LTS.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f46b35ab9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote LTS.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+v4.2.0 Argon
+v4.2.1 Argon
+v4.2.2 Argon
+v4.2.3 Argon
+v4.2.4 Argon
+v4.2.5 Argon
+v4.2.6 Argon
+v4.3.0 Argon
+v4.3.1 Argon
+v4.3.2 Argon
+v4.4.0 Argon
+v4.4.1 Argon
+v4.4.2 Argon
+v4.4.3 Argon
+v4.4.4 Argon
+v4.4.5 Argon
+v4.4.6 Argon
+v4.4.7 Argon
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote.txt b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote.txt
index 0c98561390..e8c3e5fe9e 100644
--- a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote.txt	
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_ls_remote.txt	
@@ -234,24 +234,24 @@ v4.0.0
 v4.1.0
 v4.1.1
 v4.1.2
-v4.2.0
-v4.2.1
-v4.2.2
-v4.2.3
-v4.2.4
-v4.2.5
-v4.2.6
-v4.3.0
-v4.3.1
-v4.3.2
-v4.4.0
-v4.4.1
-v4.4.2
-v4.4.3
-v4.4.4
-v4.4.5
-v4.4.6
-v4.4.7
+v4.2.0 Argon
+v4.2.1 Argon
+v4.2.2 Argon
+v4.2.3 Argon
+v4.2.4 Argon
+v4.2.5 Argon
+v4.2.6 Argon
+v4.3.0 Argon
+v4.3.1 Argon
+v4.3.2 Argon
+v4.4.0 Argon
+v4.4.1 Argon
+v4.4.2 Argon
+v4.4.3 Argon
+v4.4.4 Argon
+v4.4.5 Argon
+v4.4.6 Argon
+v4.4.7 Argon
 v5.0.0
 v5.1.0
 v5.1.1
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_make_alias LTS alias calls.txt b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_make_alias LTS alias calls.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb38eece11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/mocks/nvm_make_alias LTS alias calls.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lts/argon|v4.4.7
+lts/*|lts/argon
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm ls-remote b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm ls-remote
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..449d4af683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm ls-remote	
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+die () { echo $@ ; cleanup ; exit 1; }
+
+cleanup() {
+  unset -f nvm_download nvm_ls_remote nvm_ls_remote_iojs
+}
+
+. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+nvm deactivate 2>/dev/null || die 'unable to deactivate'
+
+. ../../common.sh
+
+REMOTE="$PWD/mocks/nvm_ls_remote.txt"
+nvm_ls_remote() {
+  cat "$REMOTE"
+}
+REMOTE_IOJS="$PWD/mocks/nvm_ls_remote_iojs.txt"
+nvm_ls_remote_iojs() {
+  cat "$REMOTE_IOJS"
+}
+
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT_PATH="$PWD/mocks/nvm ls-remote.txt"
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm ls-remote | sed 's/[ \t]*$//')"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="$(cat "$EXPECTED_OUTPUT_PATH" | sed 's/[ \t]*$//' )"
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_$EXPECTED_OUTPUT" ] || die "bare nvm ls-remote did not output expected sorted versions; got $(echo ">$OUTPUT<") expected $(echo ">$EXPECTED_OUTPUT<")"
+
+cleanup
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm version-remote b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm version-remote
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1cb414b145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm version-remote	
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+die () { echo $@ ; cleanup ; exit 1; }
+
+cleanup() {
+  unset -f nvm_remote_version
+}
+
+. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+. ../../common.sh
+
+nvm_remote_version() {
+  echo "NVM_VERSION_ONLY:${NVM_VERSION_ONLY-},NVM_LTS:${NVM_LTS-},PATTERN:${PATTERN-}"
+}
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm version-remote foo)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='NVM_VERSION_ONLY:true,NVM_LTS:,PATTERN:foo'
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm version-remote foo\` called nvm_remote_version with >${OUTPUT}<, expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<"
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm version-remote --lts foo)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='NVM_VERSION_ONLY:true,NVM_LTS:*,PATTERN:foo'
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm version-remote --lts foo\` called nvm_remote_version with >${OUTPUT}<, expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<"
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm version-remote foo --lts)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='NVM_VERSION_ONLY:true,NVM_LTS:*,PATTERN:foo'
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm version-remote foo --lts\` called nvm_remote_version with >${OUTPUT}<, expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<"
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm version-remote --lts=argon foo)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='NVM_VERSION_ONLY:true,NVM_LTS:argon,PATTERN:foo'
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm version-remote --lts=argon foo\` called nvm_remote_version with >${OUTPUT}<, expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<"
+
+set +ex # needed for stderr
+OUTPUT="$(nvm version-remote --foo bar 2>&1)"
+set -ex
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT='Unsupported option "--foo".'
+EXIT_CODE="$(nvm version-remote --foo bar >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo $? || echo $?)"
+[ "${EXIT_CODE}" = 55 ] || die "\`nvm version-remote --foo bar\` did not exit with code 55, got >${EXIT_CODE}<"
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm version-remote --foo bar\` errored with >${OUTPUT}<, expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<"
+
+cleanup
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_ls_remote b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_ls_remote
index c824dd4872..52dd1f3e2f 100755
--- a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_ls_remote	
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_ls_remote	
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ cleanup() {
 
 . ../../../nvm.sh
 
+MOCKS_DIR="$PWD/mocks"
+
 # sample output at the time the test was written
-TAB_PATH="$PWD/mocks/nodejs.org-dist-index.tab"
+TAB_PATH="$MOCKS_DIR/nodejs.org-dist-index.tab"
 nvm_download() {
   cat "$TAB_PATH"
 }
 
-EXPECTED_OUTPUT_PATH="$PWD/mocks/nvm_ls_remote.txt"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT_PATH="$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_ls_remote.txt"
 
 OUTPUT="$(nvm_ls_remote foo)"
 EXIT_CODE="$(nvm_ls_remote foo >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
@@ -55,4 +57,15 @@ OUTPUT="$(nvm_ls_remote unstable)"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="v0.11.16"
 [ "_$OUTPUT" = "_$EXPECTED_OUTPUT" ] || die "nvm_ls_remote unstable did not output $EXPECTED_OUTPUT; got $OUTPUT"
 
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT_PATH="$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_ls_remote LTS.txt"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="$(cat "$EXPECTED_OUTPUT_PATH")"
+OUTPUT="$(NVM_LTS='*' nvm_ls_remote)"
+
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_$EXPECTED_OUTPUT" ] || die "\`NVM_LTS='*' nvm_ls_remote\` did not output >$EXPECTED_OUTPUT<; got >$OUTPUT<"
+
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT_PATH="$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_ls_remote LTS argon.txt"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="$(cat "$EXPECTED_OUTPUT_PATH")"
+OUTPUT="$(NVM_LTS=argon nvm_ls_remote)"
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_$EXPECTED_OUTPUT" ] || die "\`NVM_LTS=argon nvm_ls_remote\` did not output >$EXPECTED_OUTPUT<; got >$OUTPUT<"
+
 cleanup
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_ls_remote LTS aliases b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_ls_remote LTS aliases
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1fdde96014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_ls_remote LTS aliases	
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+die () { echo $@ ; cleanup ; exit 1; }
+
+TEST_PATH="$PWD/test_output"
+mkdir -p "$TEST_PATH"
+CALL_COUNT_PATH="$TEST_PATH/call_count.txt"
+: > "$CALL_COUNT_PATH"
+ALIAS_ARGS_PATH="$TEST_PATH/nvm_make_alias_args.txt"
+: > "$ALIAS_ARGS_PATH"
+
+cleanup() {
+  unset -f nvm_download nvm_make_alias
+  rm -rf "$TEST_PATH"
+}
+
+. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+set -ex
+
+MOCKS_DIR="$PWD/mocks"
+
+# sample output at the time the test was written
+TAB_PATH="$MOCKS_DIR/nodejs.org-dist-index.tab"
+nvm_download() {
+  cat "$TAB_PATH"
+}
+
+nvm_make_alias() {
+  CALL_COUNT="$(cat "$CALL_COUNT_PATH")"
+  CALL_COUNT="$((CALL_COUNT + 1))"
+  echo "$CALL_COUNT" > "$CALL_COUNT_PATH"
+  echo "${1}|${2}" >> "$ALIAS_ARGS_PATH"
+}
+
+nvm_ls_remote >/dev/null || die "nvm_ls_remote_failed?!"
+
+CALL_COUNT="$(cat "$CALL_COUNT_PATH")"
+
+EXPECTED_COUNT=2
+[ "$CALL_COUNT" = "$EXPECTED_COUNT" ] || die "nvm_make_alias called $CALL_COUNT times; expected $EXPECTED_COUNT"
+
+ARGS="$(cat "$ALIAS_ARGS_PATH")"
+EXPECTED_ARGS_PATH="$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_make_alias LTS alias calls.txt"
+EXPECTED_ARGS="$(cat "$EXPECTED_ARGS_PATH")"
+[ "${ARGS}" = "${EXPECTED_ARGS}" ] || die "nvm_make_alias called with >${ARGS}<; expected >${EXPECTED_ARGS}<"
+
+cleanup
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_remote_version b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_remote_version
index 39fa34d494..0c17591d8f 100755
--- a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_remote_version	
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_remote_version	
@@ -26,34 +26,34 @@ EXIT_CODE="$(nvm_remote_version iojs-foo >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
 
 
 nvm_ls_remote() {
-  if ! nvm_is_iojs_version "$1"; then
-    echo "test output"
-    echo "more test output"
-    echo "pattern received: _$1_"
+  if [ -z "$1" ] || ! nvm_is_iojs_version "$1"; then
+    echo "test_output"
+    echo "more_test_output"
+    echo "pattern_received:_$1_"
   fi
 }
 nvm_ls_remote_iojs() {
   if [ -z "$1" ] || nvm_is_iojs_version "$1"; then
-    echo "test iojs output"
-    echo "more iojs test output"
-    echo "iojs pattern received: _$1_"
+    echo "test_iojs_output"
+    echo "more_iojs_test_output"
+    echo "iojs_pattern_received:_$1_"
   fi
 }
 OUTPUT="$(nvm_remote_version foo)"
 EXIT_CODE="$(nvm_remote_version foo >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
-[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_pattern received: _foo_" ] \
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_pattern_received:_foo_" ] \
   || die "nvm_remote_version foo did not return last line only of nvm_ls_remote foo; got $OUTPUT"
 [ "_$EXIT_CODE" = "_0" ] || die "nvm_remote_version foo did not exit with 0, got $EXIT_CODE"
 
 OUTPUT="$(nvm_remote_version iojs-foo)"
 EXIT_CODE="$(nvm_remote_version iojs-foo >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
-[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_iojs pattern received: _iojs-foo_" ] \
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_iojs_pattern_received:_iojs-foo_" ] \
   || die "nvm_remote_version iojs-foo did not return last line only of nvm_ls_remote_iojs foo; got $OUTPUT"
 [ "_$EXIT_CODE" = "_0" ] || die "nvm_remote_version iojs-foo did not exit with 0, got $EXIT_CODE"
 
 OUTPUT="$(nvm_remote_version iojs)"
 EXIT_CODE="$(nvm_remote_version iojs >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
-[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_iojs pattern received: __" ] \
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_iojs_pattern_received:__" ] \
   || die "nvm_remote_version iojs did not return last line only of nvm_ls_remote_iojs; got $OUTPUT"
 [ "_$EXIT_CODE" = "_0" ] || die "nvm_remote_version iojs did not exit with 0, got $EXIT_CODE"
 
diff --git a/test/installation_node/install LTS b/test/installation_node/install LTS
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..86aa33da72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/installation_node/install LTS	
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
+
+. ../../nvm.sh
+
+nvm unalias default >/dev/null 2>&1 || die 'unable to unalias default'
+
+set +ex # needed for stderr
+OUTPUT="$(nvm install --lts 3 2>&1)"
+set -ex
+EXIT_CODE="$(nvm install --lts 3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo $? || echo $?)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="Version '3' (with LTS filter) not found - try \`nvm ls-remote --lts\` to browse available versions."
+[ "${EXIT_CODE}" = 3 ] || die "\`nvm install --lts 3\` did not exit with 3, got >${EXIT_CODE}<"
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm install --lts 3\` output >${OUTPUT}<, expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<"
+
+set +ex # needed for stderr
+OUTPUT="$(nvm install --lts=argon 3 2>&1)"
+set -ex
+EXIT_CODE="$(nvm install --lts=argon 3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo $? || echo $?)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="Version '3' (with LTS filter 'argon') not found - try \`nvm ls-remote --lts=argon\` to browse available versions."
+[ "${EXIT_CODE}" = 3 ] || die "\`nvm install --lts=argon 3\` did not exit with 3, got >${EXIT_CODE}<"
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm install --lts=argon 3\` output >${OUTPUT}<, expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<"
+
+set +e # TODO: fix
+nvm install --lts 4.2.2 || die 'nvm install --lts 4.2.2 failed'
+set -e
+
+[ "$(nvm current)" = "v4.2.2" ] || die "v4.2.2 not current, got $(nvm_current)"
diff --git a/test/installation_node/teardown_dir b/test/installation_node/teardown_dir
index 941ca993e7..a37d0e65d5 100755
--- a/test/installation_node/teardown_dir
+++ b/test/installation_node/teardown_dir
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 . ../../nvm.sh
 nvm deactivate
 nvm uninstall v0.10.7
+nvm uninstall v4.2.2
 
 if [ -f ".nvmrc" ]; then
   rm .nvmrc
diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm exec/Running \"nvm exec --lts\" should work" "b/test/slow/nvm exec/Running \"nvm exec --lts\" should work"
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ce8ebaf1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm exec/Running \"nvm exec --lts\" should work"	
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
+
+. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+nvm install --lts || die 'nvm install --lts failed'
+
+NPM_VERSION_LTS="$(npm --version)"
+TEST_STRING="foo bar"
+
+nvm use 1.0.0 && [ "$(node --version)" = "v1.0.0" ] || die "\`nvm use\` failed!"
+
+[ "$(nvm exec --lts npm --version | tail -1)" = "$NPM_VERSION_LTS" ] || die "`nvm exec` failed to run with the correct version"
+
+[ "$(nvm exec --lts bash -c "printf '$TEST_STRING'" | tail -1)" = "$TEST_STRING" ] || die "\`nvm exec\` failed to run with a command including whitespace"
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm exec/setup_dir b/test/slow/nvm exec/setup_dir
index d858b233de..d6bba73fdb 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm exec/setup_dir	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm exec/setup_dir	
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 . ../../../nvm.sh
 nvm install 0.10.7
 nvm install 1.0.0
+nvm install --lts
 
 if [ -f ".nvmrc" ]; then
   mv .nvmrc .nvmrc.bak
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm exec/teardown_dir b/test/slow/nvm exec/teardown_dir
index d9e0dc68e6..573e91d438 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm exec/teardown_dir	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm exec/teardown_dir	
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 nvm deactivate
 nvm uninstall v0.10.7
 nvm uninstall v1.0.0
+nvm uninstall --lts
 
 rm .nvmrc
 
diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --lts\" should work" "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --lts\" should work"
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c512887d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm run/Running \"nvm run --lts\" should work"	
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
+
+. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm run --silent --lts --version)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="$(nvm_match_version 'lts/*')"
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm run --lts\` failed to run with the correct version; expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<, got >${OUTPUT}<"
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm run --silent --lts=argon --version)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="$(nvm_match_version 'lts/argon')"
+[ "${OUTPUT}" = "${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}" ] || die "\`nvm run --lts=argon\` failed to run with the correct version; expected >${EXPECTED_OUTPUT}<, got >${OUTPUT}<"
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm run/setup_dir b/test/slow/nvm run/setup_dir
index 870a22c495..a767a0227b 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm run/setup_dir	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm run/setup_dir	
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 . ../../../nvm.sh
+
 nvm install 0.10.7
+nvm install --lts=argon
+nvm install --lts
 
 if [ -f ".nvmrc" ]; then
   mv .nvmrc .nvmrc.bak
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir b/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir
index 55e2a616f2..4290f07628 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm run/teardown_dir	
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 . ../../../nvm.sh
+
 nvm deactivate
 nvm uninstall v0.10.7
+nvm uninstall --lts=argon
+nvm uninstall --lts
 
 rm .nvmrc
 
diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm use/Running \"nvm use --lts\" uses latest LTS version" "b/test/slow/nvm use/Running \"nvm use --lts\" uses latest LTS version"
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..fc82a7b6ca
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm use/Running \"nvm use --lts\" uses latest LTS version"	
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
+
+. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+nvm deactivate >/dev/null 2>&1 || die 'deactivate failed'
+
+nvm use --lts || die 'nvm use --lts failed'
+OUTPUT="$(nvm current)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="$(nvm_resolve_alias 'lts/*')"
+
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_$EXPECTED_OUTPUT" ] \
+  || die "'nvm use --lts' + 'nvm current' did not output '$EXPECTED_OUTPUT'; got '$OUTPUT'"
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm use --silent --lts)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT=""
+
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_$EXPECTED_OUTPUT" ] \
+  || die "'nvm use --silent --lts' output was not silenced '$EXPECTED_OUTPUT'; got '$OUTPUT'"
diff --git "a/test/slow/nvm use/Running \"nvm use --lts=foo\" uses latest \"foo\" LTS version" "b/test/slow/nvm use/Running \"nvm use --lts=foo\" uses latest \"foo\" LTS version"
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..73bdd6513b
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/test/slow/nvm use/Running \"nvm use --lts=foo\" uses latest \"foo\" LTS version"	
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
+
+. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+nvm deactivate 2>&1 >/dev/null || die 'deactivate failed'
+
+nvm use --lts=testing || die 'nvm use --lts=testing failed'
+OUTPUT="$(nvm current)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT="$(nvm_resolve_alias 'lts/testing')"
+
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_$EXPECTED_OUTPUT" ] \
+  || die "'nvm use --lts=testing' + 'nvm current' did not output '$EXPECTED_OUTPUT'; got '$OUTPUT'"
+
+OUTPUT="$(nvm use --silent --lts=testing)"
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT=""
+
+[ "_$OUTPUT" = "_$EXPECTED_OUTPUT" ] \
+  || die "'nvm use --silent --lts=testing' output was not silenced '$EXPECTED_OUTPUT'; got '$OUTPUT'"
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm use/setup_dir b/test/slow/nvm use/setup_dir
index 20fa239128..767ab55813 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm use/setup_dir	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm use/setup_dir	
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ mkdir -p "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_bak"
 if [ -d "${NVM_DIR}/v*" ]; then
   mv "${NVM_DIR}/v*" "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_bak/"
 fi
+mkdir -p "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_lts_alias_bak"
+if [ -d "${NVM_DIR}/alias/lts" ]; then
+  mv "${NVM_DIR}/alias/lts/*" "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_lts_alias_bak/"
+fi
 
 for VERSION in "0.8.7" "0.9.1" "0.10.1" "0.11.1"; do
   nvm install "v$VERSION"
@@ -14,3 +18,6 @@ done
 for VERSION in "1.0.0" "1.0.1"; do
   nvm install "iojs-v$VERSION"
 done
+
+nvm_make_alias lts/testing 0.10.1
+nvm_make_alias 'lts/*' lts/testing
diff --git a/test/slow/nvm use/teardown_dir b/test/slow/nvm use/teardown_dir
index eeda3372f1..a1543e5d42 100755
--- a/test/slow/nvm use/teardown_dir	
+++ b/test/slow/nvm use/teardown_dir	
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ for VERSION in "1.0.0" "1.0.1"; do
   nvm uninstall "iojs-v$VERSION"
 done
 
-if [ -d ../../../.nvm_use_bak/* ]; then
-  mv ../../../.nvm_use_bak/* ../../../
+if [ -d "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_bak/*" ]; then
+  mv "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_bak/*" "${NVM_DIR}"
+  rmdir "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_bak"
+fi
+
+if [ -d "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_lts_alias_bak" ]; then
+  rm -rf "${NVM_DIR}/alias/lts/*"
+  mv "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_lts_alias_bak/*" "${NVM_DIR}/alias/lts/"
+  rmdir "${NVM_DIR}/.nvm_use_lts_alias_bak"
 fi
-rmdir ../../../.nvm_use_bak
diff --git a/update_test_mocks.sh b/update_test_mocks.sh
index ee08915b89..dfa87ac1b0 100755
--- a/update_test_mocks.sh
+++ b/update_test_mocks.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,33 @@ echo "creating $MOCKS_DIR"
 mkdir -p "$MOCKS_DIR"
 
 . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" --no-use
+nvm deactivate 2> /dev/null
+nvm_is_version_installed() {
+  return 1
+}
+
+nvm_make_alias() {
+  # prevent local alias creation
+  return 0
+}
 
 nvm_ls_remote > "$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_ls_remote.txt"
 nvm_ls_remote_iojs > "$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_ls_remote_iojs.txt"
+NVM_LTS=* nvm_ls_remote > "$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_ls_remote LTS.txt"
+NVM_LTS=argon nvm_ls_remote > "$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_ls_remote LTS argon.txt"
 nvm_download -L -s "$NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR/index.tab" -o - > "$MOCKS_DIR/nodejs.org-dist-index.tab"
 nvm_download -L -s "$NVM_IOJS_ORG_MIRROR/index.tab" -o - > "$MOCKS_DIR/iojs.org-dist-index.tab"
+nvm ls-remote > "$MOCKS_DIR/nvm ls-remote.txt"
+nvm ls-remote --lts > "$MOCKS_DIR/nvm ls-remote lts.txt"
+nvm ls-remote node > "$MOCKS_DIR/nvm ls-remote node.txt"
+nvm ls-remote iojs > "$MOCKS_DIR/nvm ls-remote iojs.txt"
+
+ALIAS_PATH="$MOCKS_DIR/nvm_make_alias LTS alias calls.txt"
+: > "$ALIAS_PATH"
+nvm_make_alias() {
+  # prevent local alias creation, and store arguments
+  echo "${1}|${2}" >> "$ALIAS_PATH"
+}
+nvm ls-remote --lts
 
 echo "done! Don't forget to git commit them."