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[Java SE] How to Obtain a Thread Dump (Stack Traces) from a Java Process or a Core File of a Java Process on Solaris (Doc ID 1239486.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 17, 2025

Applies to:

Java SE JDK and JRE - Version 1.4.2 and later
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (32-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86 (32-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)

Goal

You want to obtain a Thread Dump (a Stack Trace for each thread) from a Java process or a core file of a Java process on Solaris.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 Overview
 Details
 jstack
 pstack
 kill -QUIT
kill -3
 Ctrl+\
 JConsole
 Java VisualVM (jvisualvm)
 mdb
 dbx
References

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