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Old 01-30-2009
Command to check RAM usage

Hi Guys,

How can i check the RAM usage for a particular user on the Linux machine.

What command can be used.

Thanks in advance,
Swapna
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Old 02-04-2009
Code:
vmstat -s

tells you pretty much everything you want to know.
 
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