From e0ec4f89b26dea68caf763683b6c026d6a2dce4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Kling Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 13:23:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Base: Add man page for purge(8) --- Base/usr/share/man/man8/purge.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Base/usr/share/man/man8/purge.md diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man8/purge.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man8/purge.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..4ff224e9da8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man8/purge.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +## Name + +purge - release memory + +## Synopsis + +```**sh +$ 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 + +```sh +$ purge +Purged page count: 744 +```