Understanding Memory Usage On Linux

Percy_Blakeney writes "Have you ever wondered why a simple text editor on Linux can use dozens of megabytes of memory? A recent blog posting explains how the output of the ps tool is misleading and how you can get a better idea of how much memory a process really uses."

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Re:Extra, extra, read all about it

[Anonymous Coward]

When you find out maybe you can tell me how to avoid all the posts that say 'I for one welcome our xxx overlords...' Why do these pass the moderator, anyway?