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What is Garbage Collector logging: -Xloggc?

What is Garbage Collector logging: -Xloggc? Have you used this JVM argument before? What are the pros & cons of using this Java argument? Can you share your perspective/experience in using this JVM argument?

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Pavel Khodakovsky

Usage:

 

-Xloggc:path-to-file.

 

Examples:

 

Show all messages for garbage collector to file:

 

java -Xloggc:gc.log

 

Description:

 

Logging of the garbage collector related information is possible using –Xloggc. It will create and rotate a file containing log information. After Java 9 was released it is possible to use –Xlog specifying gc as a tag, and the –Xloggc is available but deprecated.

 

Default Value:

 

The -Xloggc parameter does not have a fixed default value. If not specified then it will not produce any output.  Sample outputs:

 

java -Xloggc:gc.log -version

 

[0.012s][info][gc] Using G1

 

[0.027s][info][gc] Periodic GC disabled

 

Errors:

 

None

 

Arguments related:

 

TODO link log, +UseGCLogFileRotation, NumberOfGCLogFiles, GCLogFileSize

 

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