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.TH jcmd 1 "18 Jul 2013"

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.SH "Name"
jcmd \- Sends diagnostic command requests to a running Java Virtual Machine
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fP\f3jcmd\fP [ \f2options\fP ]
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\f3jcmd\fP [ \f2pid\fP | \f2main\-class\fP ] \f3PerfCounter.print\fP
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\f3jcmd\fP [ \f2pid\fP | \f2main\-class\fP ] \f2command [arguments]\fP
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\f3jcmd\fP [ \f2pid\fP | \f2main\-class\fP ] \f3\-f\fP \f2file\fP
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options 
The command\-line options. See Options. 
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pid 
Identifies the process that receives the diagnostic command requests. The process must be a Java process. To get a list of Java processes running on a machine, use jps(1) or jcmd(1). 
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main\-class 
The main class of the process that receives the diagnostic command requests. When matching processes, any process whose main class name contains the specified string as a substring is matched. If several running Java processes share the same main class, then the diagnostic command request is sent to all these processes. To get a list of Java processes running on a machine, use jps(1) or jcmd(1). 
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command [arguments] 
The main class of the process that receives the diagnostic command requests. When matching processes, any process whose main class name contains the specified string as a substring is matched. If several running Java processes share the same main class, then the diagnostic command request is sent to all these processes. To get a list of Java processes running on a machine, use jps(1) or jcmd(1). 
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Perfcounter.print 
Print the performance counters available on the targeted Java processes. The list of performance counters might vary with the Java process. 
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\-f file 
Read commands from \f2file\fP and call them on the targeted Java processes. In \f2file\fP, each command must be written on a single line. Lines starting with # are ignored. Processing of \f2file\fP ends when all lines have been called or when a line containing the \f3stop\fP keyword is read. 
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\f3jcmd\fP is a utility to send diagnostic command requests to a Java Virtual Machine supporting this feature.
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Used without arguments or with the \f3\-l\fP option, \f3jcmd\fP prints the list of running Java processes with their process ID, their main class and their command\-line arguments.
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When a process ID is specified on the command line, \f3jcmd\fP sends the diagnostic command request to the process with this ID.
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When a main class is specified on the command line, \f3jcmd\fP sends the diagnostic command request to all Java processes for which the command\-line argument is a substring of the Java process' main class.
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With the \f3PerfCounter.print\fP argument, \f3jcmd\fP prints the performance counters available on the targeted Java processes.
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With the \f3\-f\fP option, \f3jcmd\fP sends to the targeted Java processes the diagnostic commands stored in the specified \f3file\fP.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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Options are mutually exclusive. Options, when used, must immediately follow the command name.
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\-l 
Prints the list of running Java processes with their process IDs, their main classes, and their command\-line arguments. 
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\-h 
Prints a help message. 
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\-help 
Prints a help message. 
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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jps 
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