Linux:Cache

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Notes on Linux cache memory.

/proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

• Clearing Linux cache memory : Naver Blog
• Reallinux - Difference between sync and /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
• /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches (Linux cache memory management) :: Hippo

Free pagecache

echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

Free dentries and inodes

echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

Free pagecache, dentries, and inodes

echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

See also

• Linux