cleanram.sh

#!/bin/bash
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# Usage: cleanram.sh (RAM caches cleanup)

# Show available RAM
echo '';
echo -e ' \e[1;33mcleanram:\e[0m Before RAM cleanups...';
echo '';
sudo free;

# RAM cleanup header
echo '';
echo -e ' \e[1;33mcleanram:\e[0m Dropping caches...';
echo '';

# RAM cleanup commands
commands=$(echo \
'sync
swapoff -a
echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
swapon -a
ls /dev/zram* >/dev/null 2>&1 && swapon /dev/zram*' \
| sed 's/^ *//g');

# Execute RAM cleanup commands
OLDIFS=${IFS};
IFS=$'\n';
for command in ${commands}; do
  echo "  ${command}";
  sudo sh -c "timeout -k 10 10 bash -c '${command}'";
done;
IFS=${OLDIFS};

# Show available RAM
echo '';
echo -e ' \e[1;33mcleanram:\e[0m After RAM cleanups...';
echo '';
free;
echo '';