output of free -m changed?

dice · 2014-12-03 14:57:03

I just noticed that the output structure of the free command changed.
It looks like this now

% free -m 
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           7850        1351        2386         770        4112        5446
Swap:          4766           0        4766

Some time ago there was this -/+ buffer/cache line.
And the meaning of the columns seems to have changed to. At least the 'used' column had the buffers and cache also summed up into the value.
According to the man page 'used' is now 'total - free - buffers - cache'
I tried to search for the reasons of the changes but can't find information. All I can find is those explanations regarding "help linux ate my ram..." which all have the -/+ buffers line

Does anybody know when and why this was changed?

ratcheer · 2014-12-03 15:06:15

I noticed that, too. It seems to have occurred a couple of weeks ago.

Tim

loafer · 2014-12-03 15:07:56

I don't know why but the when probably occured here:

[2014-11-16 09:13] [PACMAN] upgraded procps-ng (3.3.9-3 -> 3.3.10-1)

graysky · 2014-12-03 15:18:29

Related confirmation: https://github.com/bluepeppers/archey3/issues/24

karol · 2014-12-03 15:59:21

See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p1474359 + the few next posts.

Edit: Also: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti … did=343144

Last edited by karol (2014-12-03 16:00:01)

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output of free -m changed?

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Re: output of free -m changed?

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Re: output of free -m changed?

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Re: output of free -m changed?

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Re: output of free -m changed?

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