VM_PURGEABLE_STAT(1)

💖 VM_PURGEABLE_STAT(1) 💖

okay so this is the vm_purgeable_stat(1) manual page from the General Commands Manual, and it’s literally the group chat for purgeable memory on your system. bestie, it prints the tea on purgeable memory usage and shows counts + sizes of purgeable objects. no cap, every column matters. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

vm_purgeable_stat — Display purgeable memory information for processes on the system.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

vm_purgeable_stat -s <interval> Show summary view for system-wide
                  purgeable memory use.  The <interval> specifies the
                  refresh interval in secs.

vm_purgeable_stat -p <pid> Show purgeable memory information for process
                  <pid>

vm_purgeable_stat -a Show purgeable memory information for all processes
                  in the system

• -s <interval> — show the summary view for system-wide purgeable memory use. The <interval> specifies the refresh interval in secs. ⏱️
• -p <pid> — show purgeable memory information for process <pid>. 🫶
• -a — show purgeable memory information for all processes in the system. 🌈

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The vm_purgeable_stat command prints information about the purgeable memory usage in the system. It shows the counts and sizes of purgeable objects in the system. literally the whole vibe: counts and sizes, front and center. 💖

Following is an explanation of columns:

• Process-Name — Name of the process. 👑
• FIFO-PX — FIFO Purgeable objects at priority X. Each entry is of the form <count>/<size>. 🍓
• OBSOLETE — Obselete Purgeable Objects. Each entry is of the form <count>/<size>. (yes, “Obselete” is the spelling on the page — preserving the iconique typo fr fr) 💀
• LIFO-PX — LIFO Purgeable objects at priority X. Each entry is of the form <count>/<size>. ✨

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• vm_stat(1) — go give her a read too, iykyk. 💜

bestie, this page is from macOS, dated January 16, 2013, and the footer energy is VM_PURGEABLE_STAT(1). that’s the whole manual, mwah 💋