bfree is a human-friendly view of Linux memory and swap. Inspired by tools like btop, bfree gives you memory and swap stats in a clean one-line summary.
bfree is a lightweight Rust CLI that provides a clearer, human-oriented view of Linux memory and swap usage.
It keeps the speed and simplicity of free while improving readability and presenting practical memory semantics by default.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Human-readable sizes and percentages.
- Multiple output modes: compact (default), extended, and pretty.
- Linux-only (currently), using /proc/meminfo.
- Small dependency surface and fast startup.
Website: github.com/glexposito/bfree
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Developer: Guillermo Luis Exposito
License: MIT License
bfree is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Alternatives to free | |
|---|---|
| frei | Modern replacement for the free command |
| vmstat | Reports info about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, disks and cpu activity |
| musage | Command line memory usage information tool |
| bfree | Human-friendly view of Linux memory and swap |
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