lordloh/clearcache.sh

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This is a script I use to free up memory on my system. It syncs all IO buffers to disk, then instructs the kernel to drop all caches. However, caches exist for a reason. Manually clearing them will temporarily degrade application performance.

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clearcache.sh

	#! /bin/bash
	free -m
	sudo sh -c "sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches"
	free -m

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