Set the default version in modulefiles

Question

Given a directory containing modulefiles for several versions, how does one set a default so that the user can type module load random_tool without having to specify the version number?

% ls random_tool
1.2 2.3 3.0

Answer 1

Given a directory of modulefiles:

% cd random_tool
% ls 
1.2 2.3 3.0

You can set one of them to be the default by creating a .version file. For example let's say we want 2.3 to be the default. We create the following .version file.

#%Module

set ModulesVersion 2.3

Now when a person loads random_tool they will get version 2.3.

% module load random_tool
% random_tool --version
2.3
%