take-mem

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import time
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    print "usage: fillmem <number-of-megabytes>"
+    sys.exit()
+
+count = int(sys.argv[1])
+
+megabyte = (0,) * (1024 * 1024 / 8)
+
+data = megabyte * count
+
+while True:
+    time.sleep(1)
+