{"id":6685,"date":"2021-07-23T15:47:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T10:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skynats.com\/?p=6685"},"modified":"2024-12-11T13:07:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T07:37:50","slug":"bash-fork-cannot-allocate-memory-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skynats.com\/blog\/bash-fork-cannot-allocate-memory-error\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Fix “bash: fork cannot allocate memory Error”?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Several users have reported encountering the “bash: fork cannot allocate memory” error when trying to execute commands in the terminal. As a result, they are unable to run any commands. Here’s how to fix the “bash: fork cannot allocate memory” error effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The error looks like the given example;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

user-Mac-Pro:~ user$ ls\n\n-bash: fork: Cannot allocate memory<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
When getting this error first you have to check the free memory available in the server using the given command;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
free -m \nor\nfree -g<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This error causes because of insufficient memory in your machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to Find the Cause of the Issue:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The insufficient memory issue happens due to several reasons but basically, it occurs due to something is eating up all of your memory and not leaving any memory space for even basic command usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to check which process is taking more memory, you can use the top command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
top\n\nor\n\nhtop<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n