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From: Mario Lobo <lobo@bsd.com.br>
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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:46:00 +0000
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Subject: Measuring Free memory
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Hi to all;

I am trying to get the most precise reading I can of all free memory (8-
STABLE).

I am using 
/usr/bin/vmstat | grep -a 2 | awk '{print $5}'

But I'm not sure if this reflects ALL free memory.

Would anyone have a more precise place to read free memory from?

Thanks
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Mario Lobo
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