jhsdb - The Java HotSpot Debugger

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∟jhsdb - The Java HotSpot Debugger

This chapter provides tutorial notes on 'jhsdb', the Java HotSpot Debugger. Topics include 'jhsdb' command options; starting HotSpot Debugger in GUI or command line mode; inspecting JVM threads; viewing JVM stack memory.

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jhsdb - HotSpot Debugger Command

"jhsdb hsdb" - HotSpot Debugger in GUI Mode

"jhsdb hsdb" - Inspecting "main" Thread

"jhsdb hsdb" - Viewing Stack Memory Map

"jhsdb clhsdb" - HotSpot Debugger in Command Line

Takeaways:

"jhsdb hsdb" command starts the HotSpot Debugger in GUI mode.
"jhsdb clhsdb" command starts the HotSpot Debugger in command line mode.
The HotSpot Debugger can be used to inspect any execution thread in a JVM.
The HotSpot Debugger can be used to view the stack memory in a JVM.

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About This Book

Java Tools Terminology

Java Tools Included in JDK

javac - The Java Program Compiler

java - The Java Program Launcher

jar - The JAR File Tool

jlink - The JRE Linker

jmod - The JMOD File Tool

jimage - The JIMAGE File Tool

jpackage - Binary Package Builder

javadoc - The Java Document Generator

jdeps - The Java Class Dependency Analyzer

jdeprscan - The Java Deprecated API Scanner

jdb - The Java Debugger

jcmd - The JVM Diagnostic Tool

jconsole - Java Monitoring and Management Console

jstat - JVM Statistics Monitoring Tool

JVM Troubleshooting Tools

►jhsdb - The Java HotSpot Debugger

jvisualvm (Java VisualVM) - JVM Visual Tool

jmc - Java Mission Control

javap - The Java Class File Disassembler

keytool - Public Key Certificate Tool

jarsigner - JAR File Signer

jshell - Java Language Shell

jrunscript - Script Code Shell

Miscellaneous Tools

native2ascii - Native-to-ASCII Encoding Converter

JAB (Java Access Bridge) for Windows

Archived Tutorials

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