using module in HPC enviroment

I have been using stow for couples year (still a very junior user) and it is very good software management tool. But I come across module about 1 year ago and found it is even better ( will discuss it in other post.

 

To use module, suppose the module was installed under /usr/share/modules

1.source the module init file

.  /usr/share/modules/init/bash [if you are using csh or other sh, choose the right one rather than bash]

2. use the right module files

module use /pkg/modulefiles

3. module load a module

module load R/3.2.3

4. remove a loaded module

module rm R/3.2.3

5. remove all loaded modules

module purge