---
name: "function::proc_mem_string"
section: "3stap"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemtap-doc"
version: "5.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/function::proc_mem_string"
---

# function::proc\_mem\_string(3stap)

Human readable string of process memory usage

## NAME

function::proc\_mem\_string - Human readable string of process memory usage

## SYNOPSIS

```
1) proc_mem_string:string()
```

```
2) proc_mem_string:string(pid:long)
```

## ARGUMENTS

*pid*

The pid of process to examine

## DESCRIPTION

1\) Returns a human readable string showing the size, rss, shr, txt and data of the memory used by the current process. For example“size: 301m, rss: 11m, shr: 8m, txt: 52k, data: 2248k”.

2\) Returns a human readable string showing the size, rss, shr, txt and data of the memory used by the given process. For example“size: 301m, rss: 11m, shr: 8m, txt: 52k, data: 2248k”.

## SEE ALSO0

[*tapset::proc\_mem*(3stap)](/tapset::proc_mem/3stap.md)