QuickStart Modules

The Environment Modules package is a tool that simplify shell initialization and lets users easily modify their environment during the session with modulefiles.

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  • $ module avail
  • $ module avail [module_name]
    Example: $ module avail MATLAB
  • $ module list
  • $ module unload [module_name]
  • $ module purge
  • $ module show [module_name]
  • $ module show [module_name]

    Example: $ module show Gaussian
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    /data/Apps/Modules/Programming/Gaussian/16:

    module-whatis   {Adds Guassian to your environment}
    module-whatis   {TAGS: Science, Modeling}
    conflict        Gaussian
    setenv          GAUSS_SCRDIR /scratch/home/tboyle/gscratch
    setenv          g16root /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2
    setenv          GV_DIR /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/gv
    setenv          G16BASIS /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/basis
    setenv          GAUSS_BSDDIR /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/bsd
    setenv          GAUSS_ARCHDIR /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/arch
    setenv          GAUSS_LEXEDIR /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/linda-exe
    setenv          GAUSS_LFLAGS { -opt "Tsnet.Node.lindarsharg: ssh" }
    prepend-path    LD_LIBRARY_PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/gv/lib
    prepend-path    LD_LIBRARY_PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16
    prepend-path    LD_LIBRARY_PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/extras
    prepend-path    LD_LIBRARY_PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/local
    prepend-path    LD_LIBRARY_PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/bsd
    prepend-path    PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16
    prepend-path    PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/bsd
    prepend-path    PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/local
    prepend-path    PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/extras
    prepend-path    PATH /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/linda9.0/linux64bit/bin
    prepend-path    GAUSS_EXEDIR /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/bsd
    prepend-path    GAUSS_EXEDIR /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/local
    prepend-path    GAUSS_EXEDIR /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/extras
    prepend-path    GAUSS_EXEDIR /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16
    set-alias       gv /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/gv/gview.sh
    set-alias       sl /data/Apps/gaussian/avx2/g16/tests/searchlog.csh
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  • To learn more about modules, visit Environment Modules.