TITLE
    Mac OS X Server: Excess Memory Usage by Terminal.app
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		31140
11/22/99
11/22/99
TOPIC

    Terminal.app seems to use a lot of memory; significant amounts of RAM are released when closing some terminal windows.

DISCUSSION

    The default setting for Terminal.app is to keep an infinite history for the window. All the data is stored in RAM, so closing the window will release the history and the RAM it uses.

    Terminal.app has a preference to control the number of lines saved in the history buffer. This setting can be used to control Terminal.app's RAM usage.

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X Server
Sub Category: General Topics

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