OOMCTL(1) oomctl OOMCTL(1)

.SH "NAME" oomctl - Analyze the state stored in **systemd-oomd**

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.HP 168u

**oomctl**  
\[OPTIONS...]  
{COMMAND}

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP **oomctl** may be used to get information about the various contexts read in by the [**systemd**(1)](/man/os/systemd/systemd.1) userspace out-of-memory (OOM) killer, [**systemd-oomd**(8)](/man/os/systemd/systemd-oomd.8).

.SH "COMMANDS"

.PP The following commands are understood:

.PP **dump**

Show the current state of the cgroups and system contexts stored by **systemd-oomd**.

Added in version 247.

.RE

.SH "OPTIONS"

.PP The following options are understood:

.PP **-h**, **--help**

Print a short help text and exit.

.RE  
.PP **--version**

Print a short version string and exit.

.RE  
.PP **--no-pager**

Do not pipe output into a pager.

.RE

.SH "EXIT STATUS"

.PP On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP [**systemd**(1)](/man/os/systemd/systemd.1), [**systemd-oomd.service**(8)](/man/os/systemd/systemd-oomd.service.8), [**oomd.conf**(5)](/man/os/systemd/oomd.conf.5)

systemd 262.2

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Document: oomctl(1) from systemd 262.2-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/systemd/systemd