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.TH ps_mem 1 "31 July 2013" "" ""
.SH NAME
ps_mem \- Memory profiling tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ps_mem
[\-h|\-\-help] [\-s|\-\-show\-cmdline] [\-p PID] [\-w N]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The ps_mem tool can determine how much RAM is used per program (not per process).
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In detail it reports:
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.RS
sum(private RAM for program processes) + sum(Shared RAM for program processes).
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.RE
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The shared RAM is problematic to calculate, and the tool automatically selects the most accurate method available for the running kernel.
.SH OPTIONS
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\-h \-\-help
Show help message
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\-s \-\-show\-cmdline
Show complete program path with options
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\-p PID
Show memory consumption of process with specified PID
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\-w N
Report memory consumption every N seconds
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.\".SH BUGS
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.SH AUTHOR
Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>