ps_mem.1

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.TH ps_mem 1 "25 May 2018" "" ""
.SH NAME
ps_mem \- Memory profiling tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ps_mem [OPTION]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
Display the core memory used per program (not per process)
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In detail it reports:
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sum (private RAM for program processes) +
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sum (shared RAM for program processes)
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The shared RAM is problematic to calculate, and the tool automatically selects the most accurate method available for the running kernel.
.SH OPTIONS
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\-h \-\-help
Show help message
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\-\-version
Show version info
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\-p PID[,PID2,...PIDN]
Show memory consumption for the specified processes
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\-S \-\-swap
Show swap information of each item
(and Shared swap if the kernel supports SwapPss).
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\-d \-\-discriminate-by-pid
Show and separate memory usage entries by process
rather than by program.
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\-s \-\-split\-args
Show and separate memory usage entries by command line arguments
and not just the program name.
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\-t \-\-total
Only display the total number of bytes for the selected processes
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\-w N
Report memory consumption every N seconds
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.\".SH BUGS
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.SH AUTHOR
Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>