Ben A L Jemmett wrote:
>
> > Is there a "mem" command in Linux...
> Not as such.

What about 'free' ?   I have found this command in most
versions of Linux (including BasicLinux).

> You can watch the kernel's startup messages, which include
> a memory size, or view them in the /var/log/messages file.

It's easier to view them with 'dmesg'.  Some versions of
Linux do not have a /var/log/messages file.

> Alternatively, you should be able to cat /proc/memstat
> (I think that's the filename)

cat /proc/meminfo

Cheers,
Steven

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