Linux memory
From DWIKI
Links
- Linux ate my RAM!
- How to Clear RAM Memory Cache, Buffer and Swap Space on Linux
- How to interpret output from Linux 'top' command?
- https://linuxhint.com/understanding_vm_swappiness/
- https://serverfault.com/questions/85470/meaning-of-the-buffers-cache-line-in-the-output-of-free
Documentation
man 5 proc
see /proc/meminfo
total
Is MemTotal in proc
total installed memory
used
total - free - buffers - cache
unused
MemFree
FAQ
what is using all my swap?
smem -r -s swap| head -n3
