"Clean/Clear Ram & Swap" Script For Linux

clean_ram_script.md

1. Open and make a sh file:

   sudo nano clean.sh
   

2. Copy and paste text below:

   echo
   
   printf "                              🧹🧹🧹 Memory Before Clean 🧹🧹🧹"
   
   echo
   
   echo
   
   free -m
   
   sync; sudo echo 2 | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
   
   echo
   
   printf "                              🧹🧹🧹 Memory After Clean 🧹🧹🧹"
   
   echo
   
   echo
   
   free -m
   
   echo
   
   echo
   
   printf "DONE !!!"
   
   echo
   
   printf "🧽🧽🧽 RAM CACHE CLEARED 🧽🧽🧽" 
   
   echo
   

To save : Ctrl+x then y then Enter

3. Set permission to file:

   sudo chmod 755 clean.sh
   

4. Run Script:

   sudo ./clean.sh
   

TIP

Add a keyboard shorcut to execute script.

OR

Create cron job to schedule a time to run the script.

1. Open cron file:

   crontab -e
   

2. Enter text at end file:

   0 */2 * * * sudo ./clean.sh
   

Script will run every 2 hours