echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
[root@***********]# free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 1866 1802 64 0 75 1422
-/+ buffers/cache: 304 1562
Swap: 3999 0 3999
[root@**********]# echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
[root@**********]# free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 1866 301 1565 0 0 23
-/+ buffers/cache: 277 1589
Swap: 3999 0 3999