Application Modules Usage

Using application modules

Instead of each cluster user installing various programs, compilers, and libraries in their own user directory, we recommend using software modules (environment modules). These are tools centrally installed by the cluster administrators, available to all users; when loaded, they automatically prepare the user’s environment for using the relevant software within a given computational task.

List of frequently used commands

Command	Description
module avail	Retrieves a list of all available modules (applications and tools)
module load <module name>	Loads/activates a module
module unload <module name>	Unloads a module
module list	Displays loaded modules
module purge	Unloads all loaded modules