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jmap

Java memory map tool. More information: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/20/docs/specs/man/jmap.html.
  • Print shared object mappings for a Java process (output like pmap):
    jmap {{java_pid}}
  • Print heap summary information:
    jmap -heap {{filename.jar}} {{java_pid}}
  • Print histogram of heap usage by type:
    jmap -histo {{java_pid}}
  • Dump contents of the heap into a binary file for analysis with jhat:
    jmap -dump:format=b,file={{path/to/file}} {{java_pid}}
  • Dump live objects of the heap into a binary file for analysis with jhat:
    jmap -dump:live,format=b,file={{path/to/file}} {{java_pid}}

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