On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 12:23, Anand Raj Manickam <anandrm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > total used free shared buffers > cached > Mem: 508612 496184 12428 0 94260 304792 > -/+ buffers/cache: 97132 411480 > Swap: 1485972 64 1485908 > debian:~# > > I guess free derives all the info from meminfo . > > Still can someone shed some light on buffers and cached ? Could you kindly explain what kind of explanation you need regarding buffers and cached? -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ