Working with jmap

jmap command is used to print memory related statistics of a running java virtual machine or application.

How to get help about jmap command?

Open command prompt and execute jmap command.

C:\>jmap
Usage:
    jmap [option] <pid>
        (to connect to running process)
    jmap [option] <executable <core>
        (to connect to a core file)
    jmap [option] [server_id@]<remote server IP or hostname>
        (to connect to remote debug server)

where <option> is one of:
    <none>               to print same info as Solaris pmap
    -heap                to print java heap summary
    -histo[:live]        to print histogram of java object heap; if the "live"
                         suboption is specified, only count live objects
    -clstats             to print class loader statistics
    -finalizerinfo       to print information on objects awaiting finalization
    -dump:<dump-options> to dump java heap in hprof binary format
                         dump-options:
                           live         dump only live objects; if not specified,
                                        all objects in the heap are dumped.
                           format=b     binary format
                           file=<file>  dump heap to <file>
                         Example: jmap -dump:live,format=b,file=heap.bin <pid>
    -F                   force. Use with -dump:<dump-options> <pid> or -histo
                         to force a heap dump or histogram when <pid> does not
                         respond. The "live" suboption is not supported
                         in this mode.
    -h | -help           to print this help message
    -J<flag>             to pass <flag> directly to the runtime system

jmap: prints the list of shared objects loaded

jmap: dump the Java heap in binary HPROF format

jmap: Print java heap summary

jmap: get heap histogram

jmap:-clstats: Print class loader statistics

jmap: -finalizerinfo: Get information on objects awaiting finalization

jmap: -dump:<dump-options>: Dump java heap in hprof binary format

jmap: Force heap dump generation

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