{"id":4507,"date":"2023-02-10T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T08:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=4507"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T08:04:07","slug":"find-linux-ram-information-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/find-linux-ram-information-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Linux RAM Information Command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Linux, you can use the <code>free<\/code> command to view information about the system&#8217;s memory usage. The <code>free<\/code> command displays the amount of physical memory, swap memory, and memory buffers available on the system, as well as the amount of memory that is currently being used.<\/p>\n<p>To use the <code>free<\/code> command, simply open a terminal window and type the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-c\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">free<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The output will look something like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-vbnet\">              total        used        free      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">shared<\/span>  buff\/cache   available<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-symbol\">Mem:<\/span>        <span class=\"hljs-number\">8136588<\/span>     <span class=\"hljs-number\">5392956<\/span>      <span class=\"hljs-number\">789112<\/span>     <span class=\"hljs-number\">173528<\/span>     <span class=\"hljs-number\">6614620<\/span>     <span class=\"hljs-number\">2068420<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-symbol\">Swap:<\/span>       <span class=\"hljs-number\">8191999<\/span>           <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>     <span class=\"hljs-number\">8191999<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this example, the <code>total<\/code> column shows the total amount of RAM in the system, in kilobytes. The <code>used<\/code> column shows the amount of RAM that is currently in use, the <code>free<\/code> column shows the amount of RAM that is currently unused, and the <code>buff\/cache<\/code> column shows the amount of RAM that is being used as cache memory by the operating system. The <code>available<\/code> column shows the amount of RAM available for use by applications.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the <code>free<\/code> command, you can use the <code>top<\/code> command to view real-time information about memory usage, or the <code>vmstat<\/code> command to view detailed information about memory, swap, and I\/O usage on the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Linux, you can use the free command to view information about the system&#8217;s memory usage. The free command displays the amount of physical memory, swap memory, and memory buffers available on the system, as well as the amount of memory that is currently being used. 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