Commands Reference, Volume 6, v – z
vmstat Command
Purpose
Reports virtual memory statistics.
Syntax
vmstat [ -f ] [ -i ] [ -s ] [ -I ] [ -t ] [ -v ] [ -w] [ -l ] [ PhysicalVolume ... ] [ Interval [ Count
] ]
Description
The vmstat command reports statistics about kernel threads, virtual memory, disks, traps and CPU
activity. Reports generated by the vmstat command can be used to balance system load activity. These
system-wide statistics (among all processors) are calculated as averages for values expressed as
percentages, and as sums otherwise.