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#eatmemory

##1. Introduction Simple utility to allocate memory on a computer

##2. What can I use this for?

  • Test swap
  • Test behaviors on a machine when there is little memory available

##3. Usage

###Installation

cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/julman99/eatmemory.git
cd eatmemory
sudo make install

###Running

eatmemory <size>

Size is in number of bytes, megabytes or gigabytes.

###Examples

eatmemory 1024
eatmemory 10M
eatmemory 4G

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Simple C program to allocate memory from the command line. Useful to test programs or systems under high memory usage conditions

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