Usage: jstat --help|-options jstat -<option> [-t] [-h<lines>] <vmid> [<interval> [<count>]] Definitions: <option> An option reported by the -options option <vmid> Virtual Machine Identifier. A vmid takes the following form: <lvmid>[@<hostname>[:<port>]] Where <lvmid> is the local vm identifier for the target Java virtual machine, typically a process id; <hostname> is the name of the host running the target Java virtual machine; and <port> is the port number for the rmiregistry on the target host. See the jvmstat documentation for a more complete description of the Virtual Machine Identifier. <lines> Number of samples between header lines. <interval> Sampling interval. The following forms are allowed: <n>["ms"|"s"] Where <n> is an integer and the suffix specifies the units as milliseconds("ms") or seconds("s"). The default units are "ms". <count> Number of samples to take before terminating. -J<flag> Pass <flag> directly to the runtime system. -? -h --help Prints this help message. -help Prints this help message.