memusg

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# memusg -- Measure memory usage of processes
# Usage: memusg COMMAND [ARGS]...
set -um

# check input
[ $# -gt 0 ] || { sed -n '2,/^#$/ s/^# //p' <"$0"; exit 1; }

# TODO support more options: peak, footprint, sampling rate, etc.

pgid=`ps -o pgid= $$`
# make sure we're in a separate process group
if [ $pgid = $(ps -o pgid= $(ps -o ppid= $$)) ]; then
    cmd=
    set -- "$0" "$@"
    for a; do cmd+="'${a//"'"/"'\\''"}' "; done
    exec bash -i -c "$cmd"
fi

# detect operating system and prepare measurement
case `uname` in
    Darwin|*BSD) sizes() { /bin/ps -o rss= -g $1; } ;;
    Linux) sizes() { /bin/ps -o rss= -$1; } ;;
    *) echo "`uname`: unsupported operating system" >&2; exit 2 ;;
esac

# monitor the memory usage in the background.
(
peak=0
while sizes=`sizes $pgid`
do
    set -- $sizes
    sample=$((${@/#/+}))
    let peak="sample > peak ? sample : peak"
    #sleep 0.1
done
echo "Resident Memory Usage: peak=$peak K" >&2
) &
monpid=$!

TIME=`date "+%m%d-%H:%M:%S"`
MEMOUTPUT=log/mem-"$TIME".txt
#./src/mem_monitor 1 $MEMOUTPUT > /dev/null &


# run the given command
exec "$@"