{"id":5499,"date":"2023-02-15T15:32:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T10:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5499"},"modified":"2023-02-15T15:32:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T10:02:26","slug":"find-ram-size-in-linux-using-free-and-top-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/find-ram-size-in-linux-using-free-and-top-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Ram Size in Linux Using free And top Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can find the amount of RAM installed on your Linux system using the <code>free<\/code> and <code>top<\/code> commands.<\/p>\n<p>Method 1: Using the <code>free<\/code> command The <code>free<\/code> command displays information about the system&#8217;s total and used memory (both RAM and swap space). To view the RAM size in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, use the <code>-h<\/code> option to display the results in a human-readable format:<\/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\">$ free -h<br \/>\n              total        used        free      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">shared<\/span>  buff\/cache   available<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-symbol\">Mem:<\/span>           <span class=\"hljs-number\">7.7<\/span>G        <span class=\"hljs-number\">1.4<\/span>G        <span class=\"hljs-number\">4.9<\/span>G        <span class=\"hljs-number\">117<\/span>M        <span class=\"hljs-number\">1.4<\/span>G        <span class=\"hljs-number\">6.0<\/span>G<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-symbol\">Swap:<\/span>            <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>B          <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>B          <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>B<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the example output above, the total RAM installed is 7.7 GB.<\/p>\n<p>Method 2: Using the <code>top<\/code> command The <code>top<\/code> command shows a real-time view of the system&#8217;s processes, memory usage, and other system information. To display the total RAM installed, run the <code>top<\/code> command and look for the line that starts with <code>KiB Mem<\/code>:<\/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-sql\">$ top<br \/>\ntop <span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">08<\/span>:<span class=\"hljs-number\">14<\/span>:<span class=\"hljs-number\">42<\/span> up  <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>:<span class=\"hljs-number\">00<\/span>,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">user<\/span>,  load average: <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.00<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.01<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.05<\/span><br \/>\nTasks: <span class=\"hljs-number\">119<\/span> total,   <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">running<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">118<\/span> sleeping,   <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span> stopped,   <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span> zombie<br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-operator\">%<\/span>Cpu(s):  <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.3<\/span> us,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.3<\/span> sy,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.0<\/span> ni, <span class=\"hljs-number\">99.3<\/span> id,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.0<\/span> wa,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.0<\/span> hi,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.0<\/span> si,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">0.0<\/span> st<br \/>\nKiB Mem :  <span class=\"hljs-number\">7995908<\/span> total,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">1511044<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">free<\/span>,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">4699944<\/span> used,  <span class=\"hljs-number\">1789920<\/span> buff<span class=\"hljs-operator\">\/<\/span>cache<br \/>\nKiB Swap:        <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span> total,        <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">free<\/span>,        <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span> used.  <span class=\"hljs-number\">6061236<\/span> avail Mem<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the example output above, the total RAM installed is 7995908 KiB (which is approximately 7.7 GB).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can find the amount of RAM installed on your Linux system using the free and top commands. 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