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singularity: Start a container from an image and execute the internal runscript.

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$ singularity run ${image-sif}

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The command "singularity run ${image-sif}" is used to execute a Singularity container image.

Here's the breakdown of the command:

"singularity": This is the command to interact with Singularity, a containerization tool similar to Docker but specifically designed for scientific and HPC workloads.
"run": This sub-command instructs Singularity to run the container.
"${image-sif}": This is a placeholder for the path or name of the Singularity container image file in SIF format (the default format for Singularity images). It's enclosed in curly braces and prefixed with a dollar sign ($), indicating it's a shell variable. You need to replace "${image-sif}" with the actual path or name of the image file you want to run.

By running this command, Singularity will start a new process using the specified Singularity container image and execute the programs or scripts contained within the image.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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