Re: Erase cache, clean registry in Linux

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On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 15:34 +0100, Manuel Gomez wrote:
> Hi, i would like to know a tool or software to erase the cache, clean
> the registry...
> 
> Somebody could help me?
> 
> Thank you very much, I appreciate your help.
> 

from:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/flush-my-swapram-command-318138/page2.html

You can stop and start (resp.) cache using:

echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

Best,

Rob