Module System

In order to utililze the module system on our clusters, the user has to use the module command. The module command allows users to load, unload, switch versions of different pre-installed software packages. Bellow is a list of some commands using module:

Command	Description
module avail	Displays all the available software.
module avail [software_name]	Searches for a specific software.
module load [software_name/software_version]	Loads a specific module version.
module unload [software_name]	Unloads a module.
module list	Lists all currently loaded modules.
module purge	Unloads all loaded modules.
module whatis [software_name]	Displays some information on the software
module show [software_name]	Displays system variables when loading the module. Users can locate exectua bles provided by the module
module swap [software_name]/[software_version] [software_name]/[software_version]	Switch the versions of a software.
module help	Outputs a help menu for the module command