Where can I find a list of the module commands?

Problem

What are the module commands typically used on the HPC systems?

Solution

You can get a list of module commands printed on the screen typing module. Here is a list of the most useful ones:

• module list: Lists all the currently loaded modules in your environment.
• module avail [modulename]...: Lists all the available modules for the current system.
  You can optionally pass a list of module files to just examine if those exact modules are available.
  This command will perform a substring search and it will print all matched module names that start with the user supplied name.
  For example, typing module avail cuda will list all the module names starting with cuda.
• module show <modulename>: Shows all the dependencies and conflicts of modulename and all the environment variables that it sets.
  This command is useful when you need to know more internal details about the module you need.
• module help <modulename>: Prints a help message associated with the requested module.