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.TH "SYD\-MEM" "1" "2026\-09\-01"
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.SH NAME
.PP
\fBsyd\-mem\fR \- Calculate the memory usage of the given process or the parent process
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBsyd\-mem\fR [\-sHV] \fI[pid]\fR
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \fBsyd\-mem\fR utility calculates the memory usage of the given process
or the parent process.\& Source of information is the per\-process file
\fIproc_pid_smaps_rollup\fR(5) or \fIproc_pid_smaps\fR(5) when \fI\-s\fR option is
given.\&
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
.TS
l lx
l lx
l lx
l lx.
T{
\fB\-H\fR
T}	T{
Print human\-formatted size
T}
T{
\fB\-V\fR
T}	T{
Print virtual memory size
T}
T{
\fB\-s\fR
T}	T{
Use \fIproc_pid_smaps\fR(5) rather than the rollup file.\&
T}
T{

T}	T{
This method is inefficient and is provided for benchmarking.\&
T}
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.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fIsyd\fR(1), \fIsyd\fR(2), \fIsyd\fR(5), \fIproc\fR(5), \fIproc_pid_smaps\fR(5), \fIproc_pid_smaps_rollup\fR(5)
.PP
\fBsyd\fR homepage: https://sydbox.\&exherbo.\&org/
.PP
.SH AUTHORS
.PP
Maintained by Ali Polatel.\& Up\-to\-date sources can be found at
https://gitlab.\&exherbo.\&org/sydbox/sydbox.\&git and on Radicle at
rad:z38HCnbmcDegA2BMxuPaPRPMdp6wF.\& Bugs/patches can be submitted to
https://gitlab.\&exherbo.\&org/groups/sydbox/\-/issues.\& Discuss in #sydbox on Libera
Chat or in #sydbox:mailstation.\&de on Matrix.\&