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How do I free up physical memory on Linux?
How to Clear RAM Memory Cache, Buffer and Swap Space on Linux
- Clear PageCache only. # sync; echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches.
- Clear dentries and inodes. # sync; echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches.
- Clear PageCache, dentries and inodes. # sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches. …
- sync will flush the file system buffer. Command Separated by “;” run sequentially.
6 июн. 2015 г.
What is physical memory Linux?
Physical memory is the random access storage provided by the RAM modules plugged into your motherboard. Swap is some portion of space on your hard drive that is used as if it is an extension of your physical memory.
