memory.size {base} | R Documentation |
Report on Memory Allocation
Description
memory.size
reports the current or maximum memory allocation of
the malloc
function used in this version of R.
memory.limit
reports or increases the limit in force
on the total allocation.
Usage
memory.size(max = FALSE)
memory.limit(size = NA)
Arguments
max |
logical. If true the maximum amount of memory obtained from the OS is reported, otherwise the amount currently in use. |
size |
numeric. If |
Details
Command-line flag --max-mem-size
sets the maximum value of
obtainable memory (including a very small amount of housekeeping
overhead).
Memory limits can only be increased.
Value
Size in bytes.
Examples
memory.size()
memory.size(TRUE)
round(memory.limit()/1048576.0, 2)