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Created October 15, 2017 12:22
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clean.sh
# To free pagecache:
# echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
# To free dentries and inodes:
# echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
# To free pagecache, dentries and inodes:
# echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
sudo sync && sudo sysctl -w vm.drop_caches=3
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