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How to Obtain a Thread Dump (Stack Traces) from a Java Process or from a Core File of a Java Process on Linux (Doc ID 1282871.1)

Last updated on MARCH 31, 2023

Applies to:

Java SE JDK and JRE - Version 1.3.1 and later
Generic Linux

Goal

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

Solution

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

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