modules/share/modulefiles/use.own

#%Module

module-help {    use.own - adds $HOME/privatemodules to the list of directories}
module-help {    that the module command will search for modules. Place your}
module-help {    own module files here. This module, when loaded, will create}
module-help {    this directory if necessary.}
module-help {}

module-whatis {adds your own modulefiles directory to MODULEPATH}

eval set [array get env HOME]
set ownmoddir $HOME/privatemodules

# create directory if necessary
if {[module-info mode load]} {
    if {![file exists $ownmoddir]} {
        puts stderr "Creating directory '$ownmoddir'"
        file mkdir $ownmoddir
        set null [open $ownmoddir/null w]
        puts $null {#%Module}
        puts $null {}
        puts $null {module-help {    null - does absolutely nothing. It is simply meant as a place}}
        puts $null {module-help {    holder in your dot file initialization.}}
        puts $null {module-help {}}
        puts $null {}
        puts $null {module-whatis {does absolutely nothing}}
        close $null
    }
}

module use --append $ownmoddir