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slabtop — Display kernel slab cache information in real time. See also: `top`, `htop`, `atop`. More informatio

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Problem

How to use the slabtop command: Display kernel slab cache information in real time. See also: top, htop, atop. More information: <https://manned.org/slabtop>.

Solution

slabtop — Display kernel slab cache information in real time. See also: top, htop, atop. More information: <https://manned.org/slabtop>.

Start slabtop:

sudo slabtop

Sort by [c]ache size:

sudo slabtop {{[-s|--sort]}} c

Sort by number of [o]bjects:

sudo slabtop {{[-s|--sort]}} o

Sort by object [s]ize:

sudo slabtop {{[-s|--sort]}} s

Display once and then exit:

sudo slabtop {{[-o|--once]}}

Display help:

slabtop {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Start `slabtop`

sudo slabtop

Sort by [c]ache size

sudo slabtop {{[-s|--sort]}} c

Sort by number of [o]bjects

sudo slabtop {{[-s|--sort]}} o

Sort by object [s]ize

sudo slabtop {{[-s|--sort]}} s

Display once and then exit

sudo slabtop {{[-o|--once]}}

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