get_total_ram: Get total system RAM
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get_total_ram R Documentation
Get total system RAM
Description
Returns the total physical RAM installed in the system.
Usage
get_total_ram()
Details
This function queries the operating system to determine total RAM.
Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
The value returned is the physical RAM available to the system:
On physical machines: actual installed RAM
On virtual machines: RAM allocated to the VM
On containers: RAM limit set for the container
Value
Numeric value with total RAM in gigabytes (GB)
See Also
get_available_ram, get_cpu_cores
Examples
# Check total RAM
total <- get_total_ram()
cat("System has", total, "GB of RAM\n")
# Returns 16.0 on a 16GB system
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Get total system RAM
Description
Returns the total physical RAM installed in the system.
Usage
get_total_ram()
Details
This function queries the operating system to determine total RAM. Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
The value returned is the physical RAM available to the system:
On physical machines: actual installed RAM
On virtual machines: RAM allocated to the VM
On containers: RAM limit set for the container
Value
Numeric value with total RAM in gigabytes (GB)
See Also
get_available_ram, get_cpu_cores
Examples
# Check total RAM
total <- get_total_ram()
cat("System has", total, "GB of RAM\n")
# Returns 16.0 on a 16GB system
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