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		codedokode 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How memory maps (mmap) deliver faster file access ... > you must clear the page cache In Linux there is a /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches pseudo file that does this. Look how great Linux is compared to other OSes.

a-dub 4 months ago [–]

that's super cool! live and learn. even better would be the capability to drop caches from a supplied point in the filesystem hierarchy.

ahoka 4 months ago | [–]

People would run it from cron to "free memory", believe it or not.

DoctorOW 4 months ago | | [–]

Hence, https://www.linuxatemyram.com/

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