pcp-free — report on free and used memory in the system

Synopsis

pcp [pcp options] free [-bkmgroltV?] [-c count] [-s interval]

Description

pcp-free gives a summary display of the total amount of free and used physical memory and swap in the system, as well as the caches used by the kernel.

When invoked via the pcp(1) command, the -h/--host, -a/--archive, -O/--origin, -s/--samples, -t/--interval, -Z/--timezone and several other pcp options become indirectly available, see PCPIntro(1) for their descriptions.

Options

The available command line options are:

-b, --bytes

Display the amount of memory in bytes.

-c count, --samples=count

Terminate the display after count iterations. See also -s.

-g, --gigabytes

Display the amount of memory in gigabytes.

-k, --kilobytes

Display the amount of memory in kilobytes. This is the default.

-l

Display detailed low and high memory statistics.

-m, --megabytes

Display the amount of memory in megabytes.

-o

Disable the display of a "buffer adjusted" line. If the -o option is not specified, free subtracts buffer memory from the used memory and adds it to the free memory reported.

-r, --terabytes

Display the amount of memory in terabytes.

-s delay, --interval=delay

Activate continuous polling delay seconds apart. You may specify any floating point number for delay, or indeed any valid pmParseInterval(3) specification, which includes microsecond resolution delay times. This can be used in conjunction with the -c option.

-t, --total

Display a line containing the totals.

-V, --version

Display version number and exit.

-?, --help

Display usage message and exit.

Notes

pcp-free is inspired by the free(1) command and aims to be command line and output compatible with it.

The shared memory column should be ignored; it is obsolete.

PCP Environment

Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP. On each installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values for these variables. The $PCP_CONF variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see pmGetOptions(3).

See Also

pcp(1), free(1), PCPIntro(1), pmParseInterval(3) and environ(7).

Referenced By

pcp(1).

PCP Performance Co-Pilot