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The Environment Modules package provides for the dynamic modification
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of a user's environment via modulefiles.
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Each modulefile contains the information needed to configure the shell
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for an application.
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Once the Modules package is initialized, the environment can be modified
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on a per-module basis using the module command which interprets
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modulefiles. Typically modulefiles instruct the module command to alter
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or set shell environment variables such as PATH, MANPATH, etc.
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Modulefiles may be shared by many users on a system and users may have
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their own collection to supplement or replace the shared modulefiles.
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Modules are useful in managing different versions of applications.
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Modules can also be bundled into metamodules that will load an entire
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suite of different applications.
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