diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'system/modules')
| -rw-r--r-- | system/modules/README | 23 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/system/modules/README b/system/modules/README index 4d2fe0c65e..03fca01a81 100644 --- a/system/modules/README +++ b/system/modules/README @@ -1,9 +1,16 @@ -The Environment Modules package provides for the dynamic modification of a user's environment via modulefiles. +The Environment Modules package provides for the dynamic modification +of a user's environment via modulefiles. -Each modulefile contains the information needed to configure the shell for an application. -Once the Modules package is initialized, the environment can be modified on a per-module basis -using the module command which interprets modulefiles. Typically modulefiles instruct the module command to -alter or set shell environment variables such as PATH, MANPATH, etc. modulefiles may be shared by many users -on a system and users may have their own collection to supplement or replace the shared modulefiles. -Modules are useful in managing different versions of applications. Modules can also be bundled into -metamodules that will load an entire suite of different applications. +Each modulefile contains the information needed to configure the shell +for an application. + +Once the Modules package is initialized, the environment can be +modified on a per-module basis using the module command which interprets +modulefiles. Typically modulefiles instruct the module command to alter or +set shell environment variables such as PATH, MANPATH, etc. Modulefiles +may be shared by many users on a system and users may have their own +collection to supplement or replace the shared modulefiles. + +Modules are useful in managing different versions of applications. Modules +can also be bundled into metamodules that will load an entire suite of +different applications. |