The first tool to use is the vmstat command, which quickly provides compact information about various system resources and their related performance problems.

Feb 25, 2025 · Learn how to use a host of Linux commands in these 2-minute video tutorials from Sandra Henry-Stocker, author of the Unix as a Second Language blog. In this video, we’re …

Vmstat reports on processes, memory, paging, block I/O, interrupts, and CPU activity across the entire system. It can help administrators determine whether the I/O subsystem is responsible …

vmstat is a command-line utility that displays information about virtual memory statistics in a computer running Unix or Linux. The information provided by vmstat includes details about …

/proc/vmstat (since Linux 2.6.0) This file displays various virtual memory statistics. Each line of this file contains a single name-value pair, delimited by white space. Some lines are present …

The vmstat command lets you monitor the performance of your system. It shows you information about your memory, disk, processes, CPU scheduling, paging, and block IO. This command is …

Linux commands: exploring virtual memory with vmstat By Tyler Carrigan June 10, 2020

vmstat (Virtual Memory Stats) reports virtual memory statistics. It shows: how much virtual memory there is, how much is free and paging activity. Most important, you can observe page …

vmstat is a command that allows you to watch what your computer is doing, e.g. how many blocks are read in a specified timeframe. To watch what has happened in 10 second-intervalls, issue:

Each line of this file contains a single name-value pair, delimited by white space. Some lines are present only if the kernel was configured with suitable options. (In some cases, the options …