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# jconsole - Java Monitoring and Management Console

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- Description
- Options
- See Also

## SYNOPSIS

>     jconsole [ options ] [ connection ... ]

## PARAMETERS

> options
>   Options, if used, should follow immediately after the command name.
> connection = pid | host:port | jmxUrl
>   pid Process ID of a local Java VM. The Java VM must be running with the same user ID as the user ID running jconsole. See JMX Monitoring and Management for details.
>   host:port Name of the host system on which the Java VM is running and the port number specified by the system property `com.sun.management.jmxremote.port` when the Java VM was started. See JMX Monitoring and Management for details.
>   jmxUrl Address of the JMX agent to be connected to as described in JMXServiceURL.

## DESCRIPTION

> The jconsole command launches a graphical console tool that enables you to monitor and manage Java applications and virtual machines on a local or remote machine.

> On Windows, jconsole does not associate with a console window. It will, however, display a dialog box with error information if the jconsole command fails for some reason.

## OPTIONS

> -interval=n
>   Set the update interval to n seconds (default is 4 seconds).
> -notile
>   Do not tile windows initially (for two or more connections).
> -pluginpath plugins
>   Specify a list of directories or JAR files which are searched for JConsole plugins. The plugins path should contain a provider-configuration file named:

>          META-INF/services/com.sun.tools.jconsole.JConsolePlugin

>   containing one line for each plugin specifying the fully qualified class name of the class implementing the com.sun.tools.jconsole.JConsolePlugin class.

> -version
>   Output version information and exit.
> -help
>   Output help message and exit.
> -J<flag>
>   Pass <flag> to the Java virtual machine on which jconsole is run.

## SEE ALSO

- Using JConsole
- Monitoring and Management for Java Platform

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