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.TH jconsole 1 "10 May 2011"

.LP
.SH "Name"
jconsole \- Java Monitoring and Management Console
.LP
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.LP
.nf
\f3
.fl
\fP\f3jconsole\fP [ \f2options\fP ] [ connection ... ]
.fl

.fl
.fi

.LP
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.LP
.RS 3
.TP 3
options 
Options, if used, should follow immediately after the command name. 
.TP 3
connection = pid | host:port | jmxUrl 
.RS 3
.TP 2
o
\f2pid\fP Process ID of a local Java VM. The Java VM must be running with the same user ID as the user ID running jconsole. See 
.na
\f2JMX Monitoring and Management\fP @
.fi
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/management/agent.html for details. 
.TP 2
o
\f2host\fP:\f2port\fP Name of the host system on which the Java VM is running and the port number specified by the system property \f2com.sun.management.jmxremote.port\fP when the Java VM was started. See 
.na
\f2JMX Monitoring and Management\fP @
.fi
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/management/agent.html for details. 
.TP 2
o
\f2jmxUrl\fP Address of the JMX agent to be connected to as described in 
.na
\f2JMXServiceURL\fP @
.fi
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/javax/management/remote/JMXServiceURL.html. 
.RE
.RE

.LP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.LP
.LP
The \f3jconsole\fP command launches a graphical console tool that enables you to monitor and manage Java applications and virtual machines on a local or remote machine.
.LP
.LP
On Windows, \f3jconsole\fP does not associate with a console window. It will, however, display a dialog box with error information if the \f3jconsole\fP command fails for some reason.
.LP
.SH "OPTIONS"
.LP
.RS 3
.TP 3
\-interval=n 
Set the update interval to \f2n\fP seconds (default is 4 seconds). 
.TP 3
\-notile 
Do not tile windows initially (for two or more connections). 
.TP 3
\-pluginpath plugins 
Specify a list of directories or JAR files which are searched for JConsole plugins. The \f2plugins\fP path should contain a provider\-configuration file named:
.br
.nf
\f3
.fl
   META\-INF/services/com.sun.tools.jconsole.JConsolePlugin
.fl
\fP
.fi
containing one line for each plugin specifying the fully qualified class name of the class implementing the 
.na
\f2com.sun.tools.jconsole.JConsolePlugin\fP @
.fi
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/jdk/api/jconsole/spec/com/sun/tools/jconsole/JConsolePlugin.html class. 
.TP 3
\-version 
Output version information and exit. 
.TP 3
\-help 
Output help message and exit. 
.TP 3
\-J<flag> 
Pass <flag> to the Java virtual machine on which jconsole is run. 
.RE

.LP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.LP
.RS 3
.TP 2
o
.na
\f2Using JConsole\fP @
.fi
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/management/jconsole.html 
.TP 2
o
.na
\f2Monitoring and Management for Java Platform\fP @
.fi
http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/management/index.html 
.RE

.LP