darwin-free
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Command line memory status tool for MacOS X, similar to free(1) on Linux.
A memory usage utility for MacOS X Author: David Cantrell [email protected]
See COPYING.LIB for licensing details.
http://code.google.com/p/darwin-free/
HOMEBREW:
A Homebrew formula is available at https://github.com/nickolasburr/homebrew-pfa. To install via Homebrew, run the following:
brew tap nickolasburr/pfa brew install darwin-free
COMPILATION:
You need a compiler, some headers, and a Mach-based system. On Darwin, you can type make:
make
And out will pop a 'free' executable. On other systems, it may require modification of the Makefile and/or source.
INSTALLATION:
Either run 'make install' or put the free executable in a public place and the man page in a sensible place.
USAGE:
See free(1).
NOTES:
This utility is designed to act like 'free' on Linux systems. It is a tool for displaying memory usage statistics. Since the Mach microkernel design is different than Linux, the values reported are not an exact duplicate of what you can get from a Linux system. Be sure to read the man page for an explanation of the program output.
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