Modules and Commands

Modules are used to manage software packages.

Helpful Commands:

module avail lists all available modules (there may be a lot!).

module spider <package> lists all available versions of <package>.

module spider <package>/<version> describes how to load <package>/<version>. There may be prerequisite modules.

module key <search term> provides a handy keyword search of all modules categorized into “application classes”.

module list lists modules loaded in the current shell.

module purge removes all module modifications in your environment.

module load <package>/[<version>] loads the module for (optionally) <version> of <package>.

module unload <package> deletes the changes made by the <package> module.

module swap <package>/<current> <package>/<newver> exchanges one version of a package for another.

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