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 Usually there is a default module for a specific package, marked with ''(D)'' in the list of available modules. Typing just ''module load GCC'' will load the GCC module marked as default.
 Version numbers and toolchains (everything after the / in the module name) can usually be abbreviated, eg ''module load GCC/11'' would work as well.
+To unload a module, use ''module unload''. There is also a ''module switch'' command to swith between two modules that provide the same basic functionality, but in most cases, loading one version of something (eg ''GCC'') will unload all earlier loaded versions, so an explicit switch command is not necessary any more.
 Command ''ml'' is a useful frontend to the most used module commands (see ''ml --help'' for details; also see ''module --help'' for details about module commands and options).

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