jdb.exe
Command line java debugger.
jsadebugd.exe
Remote debugging server. Attaches to a local JVM and then acts as a debugging server so that remote debuggers can attach to it to debug the local JVM process.
jcmd.exe
Command line tool to send diagnostic requests to a running JVM. To list all running JVMs with their process id, jcmd.exe can be called without parameters:
C:> jcmd 6244 com.example.Sample1 12244 sun.tools.jcmd.JCmd 7908 com.example.Sample1
To get a list of all supported commands, send the help command to a JVM:
C:> jcmd 6244 help 6244: The following commands are available: VM.native_memory VM.commercial_features ManagementAgent.stop ...
jhat.exe
Standalone web server to analyze a Java heap dump using a web browser. A heap dump from a running JVM can be created with jmap.exe:
C:>jmap -dump:file=x.dmp 6244 Dumping heap to x.dmp ... Heap dump file created C:>jhat x.dmp Reading from x.dmp... Dump file created Thu Jul 31 10:01:58 CEST 2014 Snapshot read, resolving... Resolving 163483 objects... Chasing references, expect 32 dots................................ Eliminating duplicate references................................ Snapshot resolved. Started HTTP server on port 7000 Server is ready.
Now open https://www.labcorner.de:7000 in a web browser to browse the heap dump.
jinfo.exe
Command line tool to dump system properties and command line flags of a running JVM:
C:> jinfo 6244 Attaching to process ID 6244, please wait... Debugger attached successfully. Server compiler detected. JVM version is 24.51-b03 Java System Properties: java.runtime.name = Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment java.vm.version = 24.51-b03 ...
jmap.exe
Command line tool to create heap dumps or to dump all shared libraries which are mapped into the JVM:
C:>jmap 6244 Attaching to process ID 6244, please wait... Debugger attached successfully. Server compiler detected. JVM version is 24.51-b03 0x0000000010000000 404K C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btmmhook.dll 0x00000000637d0000 7972K C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll ...
jps.exe
Lists the instrumented JVMs which are currently running.
jstack.exe
Dumps a stack trace of a running JVM:
C:>jstack 6244 2014-07-31 10:05:43 Full thread dump Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (24.51-b03 mixed mode): "TimerQueue" daemon prio=6 tid=0x000000000c8c2000 nid=0x2c68 waiting on condition [0x000000000fadf000] java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (parking) ...
jstat.exe
Shows performance statistics for the class loader, garbage collector or JIT comiler of a running JVM. For example, to get statistics for the JIT compiler of the JVM with process ID 6244, the following command can be used:
C:>jstat -compiler 6244
Compiled Failed Invalid Time FailedType FailedMethod
75 0 0 0,59 0
jstatd.exe
Remote monitoring server for jstat. Attaches to a local JVM and then acts as a monitoring server so that jstat can attach to it remotely to monitor the local JVM process.