>From: Erich Schulz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>I tried to run ImageMagick (via the convert command), to reduce the
>resolution of some gifs, BUT, after the first large file, there was so
>little memory availble that I had to reboot the machine.
>
>I thought the kernel made sure that resources were pooled when
>a process
>was finished ?
>
>How can I get my ram back without rebooting ?
The kernel does ensure you get all the RAM back. Are you sure the process
exited? Run 'ps' and figure out which process is using the memory.
John Wiltshire
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