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computing:linux:memory
Linux Memory
Clear Buffers & Cache
sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
If you use sudo:
su -c "sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches"
This one-liner also shows before and after stats:
echo Before: && free -m && echo After: && sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches && free -m
computing/linux/memory.txt · Last modified: 2011/11/15 17:33 by gcooper
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