The jmcli is a command line tool that displays information about Java virtual maschines in your console.
- Download the zip file for your platform
- Unzip the downloaded zip file to a new installation directory
- Add the
bindirectory inside the installation directory to the system path
You can use Docker to play with and learn about jmcli. Of course, you can use jmcli inside your Docker container to monitor your Java service
docker run -it rweiw/jmcli:latest
jmcli -VUse jmcli -h to print the help.
This are the commands you can use:
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| list vm | Lists all available java virtual maschines |  |
| list beans | Lists all available management beans |  |
| list attributes | List attributes |  |
| list threads | List all threads |  |
| list threads-states | List all threads and their states |  |
| list classes | List all loaded classes and the number of instances |  |
| info vm | Prints information about a virtual machine | |
| info bean | Prints information about managment beans | |
| info attribute | Prints information about attributes | |
| info operation | Prints information about operations | |
| set attribute | Sets the value of an attribute | |
| invoke operation | Invokes an operation | |
| chart | Draws a chart |  |
| dashboard | Draws a dashboard | |
| Short Option | Long Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -h | --help | Displays the help |
| -j={jvm} | --jvm={jvm} | Process identifier or part of the main class of the virtual maschine to connect to |
| -i={interval} | --interval={interval} | Refresh interval in seconds |
| -v | --verbose | Displays detail messages |
| -V | --version | Displays version information |
The following Operating Systems are supported:
- Windows 10
- Linux
The following Java versions are supported:
- Java 8 (needs an installed JRE)
- Java 11 (needs a full JDK or at least a JRE and additionally the jdk.attach module)