jconsole(1) Java Troubleshooting, Profiling, Monitoring and Management Tools jconsole(1)
NAME
jconsole - Starts a graphical console that lets you monitor and manage Java applications.
SYNOPSIS
jconsole [ options ] [ connection ... ]
options
The command-line options. See Options.
connection = pid | host:port | jmxURL
The pid value is the process ID of a local Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The JVM must
be running with the same user ID as the user ID running the jconsole command.The
host:port values are the name of the host system on which the JVM is running, and
the port number specified by the system property com.sun.management.jmxremote.port
when the JVM was started.The jmxUrl value is the address of the JMX agent to be
connected to as described in JMXServiceURL.
For more information about the connection parameter, see Monitoring and Management
Using JMX Technology at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/management/agent.html
See also the JMXServiceURL class description at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/management/remote/JMXServiceURL.html
DESCRIPTION
The jconsole command starts a graphical console tool that lets you monitor and manage Java
applications and virtual machines on a local or remote machine.
On Windows, the jconsole command does not associate with a console window. It does,
however, display a dialog box with error information when the jconsole command fails.
OPTIONS
-interval=n
Sets the update interval to n seconds (default is 4 seconds).
-notile
Does not tile windows initially (for two or more connections).
-pluginpath plugins
Specifies a list of directories or JAR files to be searched for JConsole plug-ins.
The plugins path should contain a provider-configuration file named META-
INF/services/com.sun.tools.jconsole.JConsolePlugin that contains one line for each
plug-in. The line specifies the fully qualified class name of the class
implementing the com.sun.tools.jconsole.JConsolePlugin class.
-version
Displays release information and exits.
-help
Displays a help message.
-Jflag
Passes flag to the JVM on which the jconsole command is run.
SEE ALSO
o Using JConsole at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/management/jconsole.html
o Monitoring and Management Using JMX Technology at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/management/agent.html
o The JMXServiceURL class description at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/management/remote/JMXServiceURL.html
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