Write a module file
A module files are written using TCL (Tool Command Language) and is interpreted by modulecmd.tcl.
A simple example of module file which adds a path to environment variable PATH.
#%Module1.0
proc ModulesHelp {} {
puts stderr "This is a simple module file"
}
module-whatis "This is a simple module file prepending a path."
set path "/home/nitin/bin"
prepend-path PATH $path
Let’s say it resides at /home/nitin/modulefiles/test and to use it, we need to make this path available for module.
module use /home/nitin/modulefiles
This should add the path for module files. module avail should show new added modules.
nitin@workstation ~> module avail
------------------------ /home/nitin/modulefiles ---------------------
test
------------------------ /usr/share/modules/modulefiles --------------
dot module-git module-info modules null use.own
Key:
modulepath
We can load the module using,
module load test
It should prepend /home/nitin/bin to PATH.