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Add note about reported memory stats on linux 

Since the API and the CLI both have a "Usage" field for memory, clarify
that the CLI does additional calculations to avoid confusion of API
consumers.

Signed-off-by: Brian Goff <cpuguy83@gmail.com>
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@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ The `docker stats` command returns a live data stream for running containers. To
If you want more detailed information about a container's resource usage, use the `/containers/(id)/stats` API endpoint. If you want more detailed information about a container's resource usage, use the `/containers/(id)/stats` API endpoint.
> **Note**: On Linux, the Docker CLI reports memory usage by subtracting page cache usage from the total memory usage. The API does not perform such a calculation but rather provides the total memory usage and the amount from the page cache so that clients can use the data as needed.
## Examples ## Examples
Running `docker stats` on all running containers against a Linux daemon. Running `docker stats` on all running containers against a Linux daemon.