Write memory usage to file in script

Question

Is there a way to write the MemoryInUse into a file once a minute?

In this Debugging memory leaks question there is a neat dynamic diagram showing the MemoryInUse over time. My problem is that I run my mathematica script without the front-end (math -script mystuff.m) and it seems that Dynamic does not work.

Maybe PutAppend is the function you need. – Apple Mar 24 '14 at 10:04 — Apple, Mar 24 '14 at 10:04

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '14 at 10:10

(* make the task, fires once a minute *)
task = CreateScheduledTask[PutAppend[MemoryInUse[], "myMemory.log"], 60];

(* start the task *)
StartScheduledTask[task]

(* ... do your thingys ... *)

(* stop (or remove) the task *)
StopScheduledTask[task]

RemoveScheduledTask[task]

Write memory usage to file in script

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