Bash Script for calculate the memory of a application

Question

I want a bash script which will calculate the amount of memory used by specific application or command.

Did you search for solutions? Did you check whether any existing tools solves your requirement? Post your efforts so far. — tuxuday
– tuxuday, Commented May 7, 2012 at 9:48
It's not clear why you need a whole bash script just for that.. You can use ps or top commands to find out that information.. — Eugene S
– Eugene S, Commented May 7, 2012 at 16:57

Dennis Williamson · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-07 14:05:20Z

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ps o rss= -p PID will output the resident set size of the given process.

Use size instead of rss to get the code+data+stack size.

answered May 7, 2012 at 14:05

Dennis Williamson

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MJVDM · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-07 09:50:37Z

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possible way:

use top within terminal, then pipe the output into a file and get the line you need (grep)

answered May 7, 2012 at 9:50

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