FREE
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Section: Linux User's Manual (1)
Updated: 20 Mar 1993
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NAME
free - Display amount of free and used memory in the system
SYNOPSIS
free [-b | -k | -m] [-o] [-s
delay
] [-t] [-V]
DESCRIPTION
free displays the total amount of free and used physical and swap
memory in the system, as well as the shared memory and buffers used by
the kernel.
Options
The -b switch displays the amount of memory in bytes; the
-k switch (set by default) displays it in kilobytes; the -m
switch displays it in megabytes.
The -t switch displays a line containing the totals.
The -o switch disables the display of a "buffer adjusted" line. Unless
specified free subtracts/adds buffer memory from/to the used/free memory
reports (respectively!).
The -s switch activates continuous polling delay seconds apart. You
may actually specify any floating point number for delay,
usleep(3)
is used for microsecond resolution delay times.
The -V displays version information.
FILES
/proc/meminfo-- memory information
SEE ALSO
ps(1),
top(1)
AUTHORS
Written by Brian Edmonds.
Send bug reports to <procps-bugs@redhat.com>
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- SYNOPSIS
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