I can understand that.
Try this one for getting 'lost memory' back
top
sudo du -sx /
The disk will whirl for a while, then you will see the 'free memory'
rise (sometimes a lot if you have had a memory leak).
Jerry
On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 08:50 AM, Bill Rising wrote:
>
> On 2/13/03 16:08, Jerry Yeager wrote
>
>> Hey, hey now! We're using the X11 app, so make that:
>> use one of the xterm windows that are open and type cd / (and hit
>> the
>> return key)
>> then type .....
>>
>> BTW, why, pray tell the "Terminal (ugh)"????
>
> 'cuz tho' I use Terminal, it still bugs me that I'm using a Mac and
> typing in things like top -s4 -w -u to check out memory usage (and
> leaks)
> from some applications I use. I like clickety-click and drag-n-drop.
> (Don't get me wrong - I like my machine nice and stable even more - I
> just feel like I'm using OS/2 again)
>
> Bill
>
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