Re: PostgreSQL Cache

From: Greg Smith <gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com>
To: Sam Mason <sam(at)samason(dot)me(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL Cache
Date: 2008-09-29 21:53:02
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.64.0809291750190.16949@westnet.com
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Sam Mason wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 02:55:52AM -0400, Greg Smith wrote:
>> 3) sudo echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
>
> I'm not sure about the rest, but shouldn't this be:
> echo 3 | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

I couldn't think of any reason to actually include the tee in there and
just optimized displaying the "3" out as script noise.

> As an aside, it would be nicer if there was a more appropriately program
> than tee but I've yet to find one.

What are you trying to accomplish here that tee isn't quite right for?

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* Greg Smith gsmith(at)gregsmith(dot)com http://www.gregsmith.com Baltimore, MD

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