gc

Run garbage collection

$ gc

$ gc -f

$ gc [generation]

$ gc -v

gc [options]

gc triggers garbage collection in various runtime environments and shell contexts. The specific behavior depends on the shell or language environment.
In PowerShell, gc is an alias for Get-Content. In other contexts, it may trigger memory cleanup operations. The exact functionality varies by system.
The command is context-dependent and may have different meanings across shells and environments.

-f, --force

Force garbage collection.

Show collection statistics.

Display help information.

Behavior varies by shell/environment. May be an alias. Check your specific shell documentation.

gc appears in various contexts as a command or alias. In shells like PowerShell, it's an alias for file operations. In other systems, it may relate to garbage collection.

cat(1), powershell(1)