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  1. 10-28-2012 #1
    pathak
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    Exclamation programs memory

    tell me how to calculate how much memory a c program takes
    please..........
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    If you're on a POSIX system, try getrlimit().
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    You don't. The system does it for you.
    On Windows you use a tool like Process Explorer to show you the application's private bytes statistic etc.
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