1 files changed, 25 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/free.c b/free.c
index b07135430..78a36fe9a 100644
--- a/free.c
+++ b/free.c
@@ -23,15 +23,33 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 
-
-#if ! defined BB_FEATURE_USE_PROCFS
-#error Sorry, I depend on the /proc filesystem right now.
-#endif
-
+#define DIVISOR 1024
 extern int free_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-        char *cmd[] = { "cat", "/proc/meminfo", "\0" };
+        struct sysinfo info;
+        sysinfo(&info);
+        info.totalram/=DIVISOR;
+        info.freeram/=DIVISOR;
+        info.totalswap/=DIVISOR;
+        info.freeswap/=DIVISOR;
+        info.sharedram/=DIVISOR;
+        info.bufferram/=DIVISOR;
+
+
+        printf("%6s%13s%13s%13s%13s%13s\n", "", "total", "used", "free", 
+                        "shared", "buffers");
+
+        printf("%6s%13ld%13ld%13ld%13ld%13ld\n", "Mem:", info.totalram, 
+                        info.totalram-info.freeram, info.freeram, 
+                        info.sharedram, info.bufferram);
+
+        printf("%6s%13ld%13ld%13ld\n", "Swap:", info.totalswap,
+                        info.totalswap-info.freeswap, info.freeswap);
 
-        exit(cat_main(3, cmd));
+        printf("%6s%13ld%13ld%13ld\n", "Total:", info.totalram+info.totalswap,
+                        (info.totalram-info.freeram)+(info.totalswap-info.freeswap),
+                        info.freeram+info.freeswap);
+        exit(TRUE);
 }