package provides for the dynamic modification of a user’s environment via modulefiles.
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| an application. Once the Modules package is initialized, the environment | | an application. Once the Modules package is initialized, the environment |
| can be modified on a per-module basis using the :command:`module` command | | can be modified on a per-module basis using the :command:`module` command |
| which interprets modulefiles. Typically modulefiles instruct the | | which interprets modulefiles. Typically modulefiles instruct the |
| :command:`module` command to alter or set shell environment variables such as | | :command:`module` command to alter or set shell environment variables such as |
| :envvar:`PATH`, :envvar:`MANPATH`, etc. modulefiles may be shared by many | | :envvar:`PATH`, :envvar:`MANPATH`, etc. modulefiles may be shared by many |
| users on a system and users may have their own collection to supplement or | | users on a system and users may have their own collection to supplement or |
| replace the shared modulefiles. | | replace the shared modulefiles. |
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| Modules can be **loaded** and **unloaded** dynamically and atomically, | | Modules can be **loaded** and **unloaded** dynamically and atomically, |
| in an clean fashion. All popular shells are supported, including *bash*, | | in an clean fashion. All popular shells are supported, including *bash*, |
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| *ksh*, *zsh*, *sh*, *csh*, *tcsh*, *fish*, as well as some scripting | | *ksh*, *zsh*, *sh*, *csh*, *tcsh*, *fish*, *cmd*, as well as some scripting |
| languages such as *tcl*, *perl*, *python*, *ruby*, *cmake* and *r*. | | languages such as *tcl*, *perl*, *python*, *ruby*, *cmake* and *r*. |
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| Modules are useful in managing different versions of applications. Modules | | Modules are useful in managing different versions of applications. Modules |
| can also be bundled into meta-modules that will load an entire suite of | | can also be bundled into meta-modules that will load an entire suite of |
| different applications. | | different applications. |
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| .. note:: Modules presented here are ones that modify the shell or script | | .. note:: Modules presented here are ones that modify the shell or script |
| execution environment. They should not be confused with language-specific | | execution environment. They should not be confused with language-specific |
| modules (e.g., Perl modules, Python modules or R modules) that add specific | | modules (e.g., Perl modules, Python modules or R modules) that add specific |
| capabilities to scripts. | | capabilities to scripts. |
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