Re: free cached memory

["R. Wood" <au516@ncf.ca>]

On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 04:00:53PM +0000, gmorais imagined:
> when I use free in command line I get:
> 
>                       total       used       free     shared    
> buffers     cached
> Mem:        449300     219144     230156          0       5560     149084
> -/+ buffers/cache:      64500     384800
> Swap:            0          0          0
> 
> my question is:
> 
> there is any problem || related to the fact that my cached
> memory is so much occupied?
> 
> and if there is, how can I free it?
> 
> Thank you all!!
> 
> gmorais

I would to a 'top', and sort by 'Memory'.  You may find there is
a process (or processes) that are leaking memory.  If so, kill
them  :-)

Have Fun,
Raymond
-- 
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the
homeless, whether the mad destruction is brought under the name
of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?"
(Gandhi)