JCONSOLE(1) JDK Commands JCONSOLE(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

jconsole - start a graphical console to monitor and manage Java applications

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

jconsole \[-interval=*n*] \[-notile] \[-plugin *path*] \[-version] \[*connection* ... ] \[-J*input\_arguments*]

jconsole -help

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

-interval

Sets the update interval to n seconds (default is 4 seconds).

-notile

Doesn't tile the windows for two or more connections.

-pluginpath *path*

Specifies the path that jconsole uses to look up plug-ins. The plug-in *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

Prints the program version.

[*connection* = *pid* | *host*:*port* | *jmxURL*](#connection)

A connection is described by either *pid*, *host*:*port* or *jmxURL*.

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The *pid* value is the process ID of a target process. The JVM must be running with the same user ID as the user ID running the jconsole command.

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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.

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The *jmxUrl* value is the address of the JMX agent to be connected to as described in JMXServiceURL.

-J*input\_arguments*

Passes *input\_arguments* to the JVM on which the jconsole command is run.

-help or --help

Displays the help message for the command.

# [DESCRIPTION](#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 doesn't associate with a console window. It does, however, display a dialog box with error information when the jconsole command fails.

2023 JDK 21

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Document: jconsole(1) from adoptium-openjdk-21 21.0.13.9-r0 (Chainguard OS)
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