Hi, Sometime ago I asked something similar. (look in this list a thread with the subject (something like sar for memory*) * *they suggested me to read this http://virtualthreads.blogspot.com/2006/02/understanding-memory-usage-on-linux.html * Although it didn´t resolve my doubt, it was very usefull for me to understand the complex of knowing the real used memory for a process, take a look at it, HTH Greetings ESG 2009/8/17 Kory V. Wheatley <kory.wheatley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > What does "top" show? Would "free" command be more accurate? > > Yong Huang wrote: > >> [root@abcserver ~]# free -m >>> total used free shared buffers cached >>> Mem: 8988 8906 82 0 102 5411 >>> -/+ buffers/cache: 3392 5596 >>> Swap: 3999 1577 2422 >>> >>> >> ... >> >> >>> ... from the free >>> command I get that the system is using around 5Gb (Mem used - Mem cached >>> + >>> swap used). What am I doing wrong in here? >>> >>> >> >> 8906-3392+1577 = 7091 MB. Where did you get 5GB? >> >> Yong Huang >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjecthttps://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
