SYNOPSIS

       free [-b | -k | -m] [-o] [-s delay ] [-t] [-V]


DESCRIPTION

       free displays the total amount of free and  used  physical
       and swap memory in the system, as well as the buffers used
       by  the  kernel.   The  shared  memory  column  should  be
       ignored; it is obsolete.

   Options
       The  -b switch displays the amount of memory in bytes; the
       -k switch (set by default) displays it in  kilobytes;  the
       -m switch displays it in megabytes.

       The -t switch displays a line containing the totals.

       The  -o switch disables the display of a "buffer adjusted"
       line. Unless specified free subtracts/adds  buffer  memory
       from/to the used/free memory reports (respectively!).

       The  -s  switch activates continuous polling delay seconds
       apart. You may actually specify any floating point  number
       for  delay,  usleep(3)  is used for microsecond resolution
       delay times.

       The -V displays version information.


FILES

       /proc/meminfo-- memory information



SEE ALSO

       ps(1), top(1)



AUTHORS

       Written by Brian Edmonds.

       Send bug reports to <albert@users.sf.net>




Cohesive Systems           20 Mar 1993                    FREE(1)

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