Daily tasks automation : low memory

Email notification if memory is low

subject="Server Memory Status Alert"
##sending mail as
from="server.monitor@example.com"
## sending mail to
to="admin1@example.com"
## send carbon copy to
also_to="admin2@example.com"

## get total free memory size in megabytes(MB) 
free=$(free -mt | grep Total | awk '{print $4}')
## check if free memory is less or equals to  100MB
if [[ "$free" -le 100  ]]; then
## get top processes consuming system memory and save to temporary file 
ps -eo pid,ppid,cmd,%mem,%cpu --sort=-%mem | head >/tmp/top_proccesses_consuming_memory.txt
file=/tmp/top_proccesses_consuming_memory.txt
## send email if system memory is running low
echo -e "Warning, server memory is running low!\n\nFree memory: $free MB" | mailx -a "$file" -s "$subject" -r "$from" -c "$to" "$also_to"
fi
exit 0