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#317 Commands providing views into the system Part 5
Closed: published by rlengland. Opened by rlengland.

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free and vmstat:
* Using free to check RAM and swap usage, and interpreting output (available, used, and free memory)
* Differences between buffers/cache and actual used memory
* vmstat for viewing system performance (memory, CPU, I/O, etc.)
* Breaking down the key metrics in vmstat, some kind of practical examples / diagnosing memory leaks or performance bottlenecks

Pagure ticke opened

And this one could follow
https://pagure.io/fedora-magazine-newsroom/issue/316
at some point ?? :grinning:

@andreashaerter A gentle nudge. Is this article on your radar?

@andreashaerter Is this article still on your "ToDo" list? Just checking to see if we should be actively tracking it.

Thank.

Yes. ETA this weekend.

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@andreashaerter Have you had an opportunity to complete this article? Let us know when it is in WordPress and we will start the review/publish process.

Thank you

@andreashaerter Can you give us a status update on this article, please?
Thank you.

Currently writing...

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Finished, ready for review @rlengland

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Looks good, @andreashaerter Scheduled for 20 June 0800 UTC

Thank you, again, for contributing to the magazine.

@andreashaerter Sorry, change of plan. Another article has a date reference included that makes it better to have it published before yours. I've moved your date to 23 June.

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