# jmap

> Java Memory Map Tool.

- Print shared object mappings for a Java process (output like pmap):

`jmap {{java_pid}}`

- Print heap summary information:

`jmap -heap {{filename.jar}} {{java_pid}}`

- Print histogram of heap usage by type:

`jmap -histo {{java_pid}}`

- Dump contents of the heap into a binary file for analysis with jhat:

`jmap -dump:format=b,file={{filename}} {{java_pid}}`
