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| Requirements | Linux with smem and /proc |
| Est. reading time | 6 minutes |
How can I tell which process is using swap?
On the /proc/’processPID’/status you can find that information on the field VmSwap . With this command you can list all process that are using swap.
What is using swap memory?
A Swap Memory is a space in the Hard Disk of your computer that Operating Systems will use to put the info that is actually on the RAM to free it for another application.
