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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Release the memory which is cached. Post 302269645 by zaxxon on Thursday 18th of December 2008 07:00:07 AM
Old 12-18-2008
I don't know of a general tool/binary to do that. Usually it is in the programmer's hand to release unused memory afaik.
Also like in your very similar post (which makes this one here: https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...arge-file.html going on the borderline to a duplicate post and being closed), a lot depends on OS what kind of tools are available or not.

Edit:
I just saw you are in discussion in this thread already so I close this one here:
Linux Server free memory decreases

You also got a helpful link here from Neo:
Free Linux Memory by Dropping Caches

Thread closed.

Last edited by zaxxon; 12-18-2008 at 08:29 AM..
 

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