How do you know how much memory your java application is taking on Linux?

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dr_groo · Accepted Answer

pmap or top is probably the simplest.  Just be sure not to confuse virtual memory with physical.

sanjaya Dahal · Answer

jps |awk "{print $1}" | xargs -L 1 ps -ef -o %mem

Anoniem · Answer

Ps -ef| grep - java

Soubhik Banerjee · Answer

ps aux | grep -i

Ritesh · Answer

Just search for the pid created by that java process.
And then you get to know the memory usage by top or ps -ef/ps -auxx commands.

Avinash Kumar · Answer

jvmtop is a command-line tool which provides a live-view at several metrics, including heap.

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