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Name
purge - release memory
Synopsis
$ purge [options]
Description
This program instructs the kernel to release memory that can be released without interacting with its userspace owner(s).
Options
-c: Release all clean inode-backed memory.-v: Release all purgeable memory currently marked volatile.
If no options are specified, all possible memory is released.
Examples
$ purge
Purged page count: 744