Usage : jcmd -J : supply arguments to the Java VM running jcmd -l : list JVM processes on the local machine -h : print this help message : Attach API VM ID as shown in jcmd or other Attach API-based tools : this argument is used to match (either fully or partially) the display name as shown in jcmd or other Attach API-based tools <0> : the jcmd command will be sent to all Java processes detected by this utility arguments: help : print the list of diagnostic commands help : print help for the specific command [command arguments] : command from the list returned by "help" list JVM processes on the local machine. Default behavior when no options are specified. NOTE: this utility might significantly affect the performance of the target JVM. The available diagnostic commands are determined by the target VM and may vary between VMs.