[Tfug] Purging the Linux Cache

[slvrbeard]

A. Chris Hilton wrote:
> >From 2.6.16 on you can do this with /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches.
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> 1 free pagecache
> 2 free dentries and inodes
> 3 free pagecache, dentries and inodes
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> Run sync first and set the value back to 0 when you are finished.
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> -C-
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>> Is there any way to purge the Linux cache?  I find no Linux utilities or
>> header files.
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>>
>> free
>>              total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
>> Mem:        516240     398852     117388          0      31992     294308
>> -/+ buffers/cache:      72552     443688
>> Swap:      2064304         24    2064280
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>> Felix in Tucson
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Would someone please tell me how to cancel this newsgroup.  I would 
really appreciate it.

Thank you

Frank
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