How to get available memory C++/g++?

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On UNIX-like operating systems, there is sysconf.

#include <unistd.h>

unsigned long long getTotalSystemMemory()
{
    long pages = sysconf(_SC_PHYS_PAGES);
    long page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
    return pages * page_size;
}

On Windows, there is GlobalMemoryStatusEx:

#include <windows.h>

unsigned long long getTotalSystemMemory()
{
    MEMORYSTATUSEX status;
    status.dwLength = sizeof(status);
    GlobalMemoryStatusEx(&status);
    return status.ullTotalPhys;
}

So just do some fancy #ifdefs and you’ll be good to go.

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