Name
free
Synopsis
free [options]
Description
Display statistics about memory usage: total free, used, physical, swap, shared, and buffers used by the kernel.
Options
- -b
Calculate memory in bytes.
- -k
Default. Calculate memory in kilobytes.
- -m
Calculate memory in megabytes.
- -o
Do not display “buffer adjusted” line. The -o switch disables the display “-/+ buffers” line.
- -s time
Check memory usage every time seconds.
- -t
Display all totals on one line at the bottom of output.
- -V
Display version information.
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