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February 1, 2019

Empty Buffer or Cache

Here’s the command to empty or clear Linux’s buffer or cache. Run it as root.

free && sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches && free

free && sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches && free

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