Smem

smem Plugin

Memory reporting tool that provides unique insights into process memory usage including RSS, PSS (Proportional Set Size), and USS (Unique Set Size).

Commands

Version

• smem self version — Print smem version

Utility

• smem _ _ — Passthrough to smem CLI

Usage Examples

• "Show memory usage per process"
• "Report memory with PSS and USS metrics"
• "Top memory-consuming processes"
• "System-wide memory summary"

Installation

pip install smem

Or via apt:

sudo apt-get install smem

Examples

# Show memory usage per process (default: RSS)
smem _ _

# Show memory with PSS and USS metrics
smem _ _ -p -s uss

# Top 10 memory-consuming processes by PSS
smem _ _ -t -s pss -r 10

# System-wide memory summary
smem _ _ -w

# Memory usage by user
smem _ _ -u

# Show memory for a specific process name
smem _ _ -P firefox

# Filter by PID
smem _ _ -p -P 1234 -s uss

# Print version
smem self version

# Show help
smem _ _ --help

Key Features

• RSS — Resident Set Size (total physical memory)
• PSS — Proportional Set Size (shared pages divided proportionally)
• USS — Unique Set Size (unshared memory, counts each page once)
• Per-user — Aggregate memory by user
• Per-process — Show memory per individual process
• System-wide — Summary of total memory usage
• Filtering — Filter by PID or process name
• Bar charts — Visual memory usage display with --bar
• Auto-refresh — Real-time monitoring with --autorefresh