granmaxtor:~# vmstat -S M 1 5 procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu---- r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa 49 53 1906 7 0 1717 0 0 1053 697 610 735 5 21 37 37 47 54 1906 6 0 1718 0 0 6392 88 2262 1569 1 99 0 0 53 51 1906 7 0 1717 0 0 4364 68 1577 901 0 100 0 0 58 47 1906 7 0 1718 0 0 4988 40 1739 1292 1 99 0 0 34 53 1906 8 0 1717 0 0 9048 4 1813 1685 0 100 0 0 granmaxtor:~# free total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 2076180 2069132 7048 0 176 1759520 -/+ buffers/cache: 309436 1766744 Swap: 1951888 1951888 0