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envml [MODULE_ACTION]... [--] COMMAND [ARG]...

The envml command configures the environment using specified Environment Modules actions and then given command.

This is useful for running a command in a modified environment without permanently altering the current shell session.

envml interprets its first arguments as module actions, then switches to command execution after either encountering -- or determining that the remaining arguments form the actual command to run.

Each module action argument can be one of the following forms:

• purge Unload all currently loaded modulefiles.
• restore[=coll] Restore the module environment from the named collection coll. If no name is given, restores the default collection.
• unload=mod1[&mod2...] Unload one or more specified modulefiles.
• switch=mod1&mod2 Unload mod1 and load mod2.
• [load=]mod1[&mod2...] Load one or more specified modulefiles. load= can be omitted.

Multiple MODULE_ACTIONs can be passed in a single argument using the colon (:) separator. The ampersand (&) is used to specify multiple modules in a single action.

Everything following the -- separator is treated as the command to execute in the modified environment.

If no -- separator is provided, envml assumes the first argument is a MODULE_ACTION and the remaining arguments form the command to execute.

--help,  -h

Display usage information and exit.

Restore default module collection then run command arg1 arg2:

envml restore command arg1 arg2

Purge all modules, then load mod1 and mod2, and run the command:

envml purge:mod1:mod2 command arg1 arg2

Use the -- separator to avoid ambiguity:

envml restore load=mod1&mod2 -- command arg1 arg2

The envml command returns the exit status of the executed command or 1 if module action fails.

If the module command is not available in the shell (i.e., not a shell function), envml will print an error and exit.

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