show processes memory
CF-848
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference
July 2008
show processes memory
To show the amount of memory used by each system process in Cisco IOS or Cisco IOS Software
Modularity images, use the show processes memory command in privileged EXEC mode.
Cisco IOS Software
show processes memory [process-id | sorted [allocated | getbufs | holding]]
Cisco IOS Software Modularity
show processes memory [detailed [process-name[:instance-id] | process-id [taskid task-id]]]
[alloc-summary | sorted {start | size | caller}]
Syntax Description
Command Default
Cisco IOS Software
The memory used by all types of system processes is displayed.
Cisco IOS Software Syntax
process-id (Optional) Process ID (PID) of a specific process. When you specify a process ID,
only details for the specified process will be shown.
sorted (Optional) Displays memory data sorted by the “Allocated, ” “Getbufs,” or
“Holding” column. If the sorted keyword is used by itself, data is sorted by the
“Holding” column by default.
allocated (Optional) Displays memory data sorted by the “Allocated” column.
getbufs (Optional) Displays memory data sorted by the “Getbufs” (Get Buffers) column.
holding (Optional) Displays memory data sorted by the “Holding” column. This is the
default.
Cisco IOS Software Modularity Syntax
detailed (Optional) Displays detailed information about iosproc processes.
process-name (Optional) Process name.
:instance-id (Optional) Instance name of either the Cisco IOS task or POSIX process. The
colon is required.
process-id (Optional) Process identifier.
taskid (Optional) Displays detailed memory usage of a Cisco IOS task within a process.
task-id (Optional) Cisco IOS task identifier.
alloc-summary (Optional) Displays summary POSIX process memory usage per allocator.
sorted (Optional) Displays POSIX process memory usage sorted by start address, size,
or the PC that called the process.
start (Optional) Displays POSIX process memory usage sorted by start address of the
process.
size (Optional) Displays POSIX process memory usage sorted by size of the process.
caller (Optional) Displays POSIX process memory usage sorted by the PC that called the
process.
