AmigaOS 3.1 Command Reference

AVAIL


Format:
AVAIL [CHIP|FAST|TOTAL] [FLUSH]

Template:
CHlP/S, FAST/S, TOTAL/S, FLUSH/S

Purpose:
To report the amount of CHIP and FAST memory available.

Path:
C:AVAlL

Specification:


AVAIL gives a summary of the system RAM, both CHIP and FAST. For each memory
type, AVAIL reports the total amount of memory, how much is available, how
much is currently in use, and the largest contiguous memory block not yet
allocated.

By using the CHIP, FAST and/or TOTAL options, you can have AVAIL display
only the number of free bytes of CHIP, FAST or TOTAL RAM available, instead
of the complete summary. This value can be used for comparisons in scripts.

The FLUSH option causes all unused libraries, devices, and fonts to be
expunged from memory.

Example 1:

1> AVAIL
Type Available In-Use Maximum Largest
chip 233592 282272 515864 76792
fast 341384 182896 524280 197360
total 574976 465168 1040144 197360

A complete summary of system RAM is displayed.

Example 2:

1> AVAIL CHIP
233592

The number of free bytes of CHIP RAM is displayed.


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