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biac:cluster:modules [2021/05/12 12:34]
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biac:cluster:modules [2021/05/12 12:42]
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 ====== Accessing Available Software ====== ====== Accessing Available Software ======
  
-The cluster uses [[https://modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/module.html|environment modules v3.2]] to control what software is loaded in your environment.  Certain software will be loaded by default, but there are other versions available to keep analyses consistent across a study or additional software that you may wish to load.+The cluster uses [[https://modules.readthedocs.io/en/latest/module.html|environment modules v3.2]] to control what software is loaded in your environment.  Certain software will be loaded by default, but there are other versions available to keep analyses consistent across a study or additional software that you may wish to load.  Modules work by adding specific environmental variables needed for each package and/or adding them to your default search path
  
 ==== What's Loaded? ==== ==== What's Loaded? ====
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 ==== How to modify the environment ==== ==== How to modify the environment ====
- - to load additional software use "**module load modulename(s)**"+ - to load additional software use "**module load modulename(s)**"\\
  - just calling the modulename will load the highest version number of an available software, unless there is a "default" designation in the listing  - just calling the modulename will load the highest version number of an available software, unless there is a "default" designation in the listing
  
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-If there is a package already loaded you should use the **switch** command to change versions+If there is a package already loaded you should use the **switch** command to change versions\\
 - "**module switch modulename/version**" - "**module switch modulename/version**"
  
biac/cluster/modules.txt · Last modified: 2023/04/06 18:35 by cmp12