alloc

NAME

alloc - display acquired free and used memory

SYNOPSIS

alloc

DESCRIPTION

This command is a C-shell built-in command.

The alloc(1) command shows the amount of dynamic memory acquired, categorized into used and free memory. With an argument, alloc(1) shows the number of free and used blocks in each size category. The categories start at size 8 and double at each step. This command's output can vary across system types.