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FREE(1) | User Commands | FREE(1) |
NAME¶
free - Display amount of free and used memory in the systemSYNOPSIS¶
free [options]DESCRIPTION¶
free displays the total amount of free and used physical and swap memory in the system, as well as the buffers used by the kernel. The shared memory column should be ignored; it is obsolete.OPTIONS¶
- -b, --bytes
- Display the amount of memory in bytes.
- -k, --kilo
- Display the amount of memory in kilobytes. This is the default.
- -m, --mega
- Display the amount of memory in megabytes.
- -g, --giga
- Display the amount of memory in gigabytes.
- --tera
- Display the amount of memory in terabytes.
- -h, --human
- Show all output fields automatically scaled to shortest
three digit unit and display the units of print out. Following units are
used.
B = bytes K = kilos M = megas G = gigas T = teras
- -c, --count count
- Display the result count times. Requires the -s option.
- -l, --lohi
- Show detailed low and high memory statistics.
- -o, --old
- Display the output in old format, the only difference being this option will disable the display of the "buffer adjusted" line.
- -s, --seconds seconds
- Continuously display the result delay seconds apart. You may actually specify any floating point number for delay, usleep(3) is used for microsecond resolution delay times.
- --si
- Use power of 1000 not 1024.
- -t, --total
- Display a line showing the column totals.
- --help
- Print help.
- -V, --version
- Display version information.
FILES¶
- /proc/meminfo
- memory information
SEE ALSO¶
ps(1), slabtop(1), top(1), vmstat(8).AUTHORS¶
Written by Brian Edmonds.REPORTING BUGS¶
Please send bug reports to procps@freelists.orgSeptember 2011 | procps-ng |