> Change: > >> ps -ef|grep $1|grep -v grep|tr -s " "|cut -d " " -f2 > >> /tmp/will_memory_usage.txt > > to: ps -ef|grep $1|grep =v grep|tr =s " "|cut -d " " -f2 >> > /tmp/will_memory_usage.txt > > The second > will cause the line to be appended to the file rather than > write a single line file. Thanks for the reply. I do not think this line is in error. It does indeed write multiple lines to the file. The second > would allow me to append to the file during additional loops, if I had any. Each of the commands (ps, grep, tr and cut) all return the entire output as a single input to the next level so it does indeed calculate totals. They are just way out of whack because each process reports it's total memory usage that also includes shared libraries which every other process is using. Here is a sample output: # ./memory_usage.bash oracle oracle virtual memory usage is 657999784. oracle real memory usage is 45185172. Total oracle memory usage is 703184956. # free total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 32394788 27076656 5318132 0 2748624 16499256 -/+ buffers/cache: 7828776 24566012 Swap: 20265948 434284 19831664 mcidm4:/opt/will # -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list