[KLUG Members] free command

[Dirk H Bartley]

John Bridleman wrote:
> 
> * Dirk H Bartley (dbartley@schupan.com) wrote:
> >
> > I execute free before running a memory hog of a program.  Then after exiting the
> > program, I have less free memory then before starting it. Does this mean that
> > there is a problem with the program freeing memory, or is it that the kernel
> > assuming you may use the exact same files again and not showing the space as
> > free?
> >
> > The program in question is the gimp.
> >
> 
> Here is a god explanation of what your seeing....
>   http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/tips/#mem_usage
> --

Thanks, I thought it might be something like that.  Gimp may be a hog when it
opens some of those large image files, but I was sure it wouldn't have problems
of the magnitude I thought I was seeing.  I just needed a little more
knowledge.  I feel more powerful already.  knowledge=power?

Dirk