tmpfs in Linux
1.0 tmpfs tmpfs is a filesystem that resides in the main memory of a Linux system. tmpfs stands for temporary file system. In the case of disk files, a file…
1.0 tmpfs tmpfs is a filesystem that resides in the main memory of a Linux system. tmpfs stands for temporary file system. In the case of disk files, a file…
htop is a ncurses based program for viewing processes in a Linux system. htop gives visual indications about processor, memory and swap usage.
The sar command under Linux and Unix systems gives the system activity reports. As the system works, a record of activities is kept in certain counters in the kernel. The…
The best way to use pidstat is to pass a list of process ids with the -p parameter. The -u option reports CPU utilization. The -l parameter displays the process…
The vmstat command prints the system virtual memory statistics for Linux and Unix systems. vmstat prints information about system processes, memory, swap, I/O blocks, interrupts and context switches and the…
Using the free command, the free and used memory in a Linux or Unix system can be found. The free command can be given from the command line as, free…