{"id":7097,"date":"2024-03-14T05:04:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T05:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-memory-usage-rate-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T11:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T11:59:33","slug":"how-to-check-the-memory-usage-rate-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-memory-usage-rate-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Memory Usage in Linux: Top Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can check the memory usage in Linux system by using the following command:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Utilize the free command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    free -m\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    This command can display the system’s memory usage, including information on used memory, free memory, buffers, and cache.<\/p>\n
      \n
    1. Use the top command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      top\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      In the output of the top command, you can view the current system memory usage and memory usage of processes.<\/p>\n
        \n
      1. Execute the htop command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        If htop is not installed, you can use the following command to install it:<\/p>\n
        sudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get install htop\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        Then you can use the htop command to check the memory usage, including memory usage rate, cache, swap space and other information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        You can check the memory usage in Linux system by using the following command: Utilize the free command: free -m This command can display the system’s memory usage, including information on used memory, free memory, buffers, and cache. 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