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Expand Up @@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ The _Memory_ (`mem`) input plugin gathers memory and swap usage on Linux at a fi

## Metrics reported

| Key | Description | Units |
|:-------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------|
| `Mem.free` | Free or available memory reported by the kernel. | Kilobytes |
| `Mem.total` | Total system memory. | Kilobytes |
| `Mem.used` | Memory in use (`Mem.total` - `Mem.free`). | Kilobytes |
| `Swap.free` | Free swap space. | Kilobytes |
| `Swap.total` | Total system swap. | Kilobytes |
| `Swap.used` | Swap space in use (`Swap.total` - `Swap.free`). | Kilobytes |
| `proc_bytes` | Optional. Resident set size for the configured process (`pid`). | Bytes |
| Key | Description | Units |
|:-------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------|
| `Mem.free` | Free or available memory reported by the kernel. | Kilobytes |
| `Mem.total` | Total system memory. | Kilobytes |
| `Mem.used` | Memory in use (`Mem.total` - `Mem.free`). | Kilobytes |
| `proc_bytes` | Optional. Resident set size for the configured process (`pid`). | Bytes |
| `proc_hr` | Optional. Human-readable value of `proc_bytes` (for example, `12.00M`). | Formatted |
| `Swap.free` | Free swap space. | Kilobytes |
| `Swap.total` | Total system swap. | Kilobytes |
| `Swap.used` | Swap space in use (`Swap.total` - `Swap.free`). | Kilobytes |

## Configuration parameters

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