How do you get thread dumps.

Following are methods for generating a Java thread dump on Unix:

Note the process ID number of the Java process (e.g. using top, a grep on ps -axw, etc.) 

Example: PS -ef | grep -i java

Send a QUIT signal to the process with the kill -QUIT or kill -3 command.

Example: kill -3 JAVA_PID

Following are methods for generating a Java thread dump on Unix:

Note the process ID number of the Java process (e.g. using top, a grep on ps -axw, etc.) 

Example: PS -ef | grep -i java

Send a QUIT signal to the process with the kill -QUIT or kill -3 command.

Example: kill -3 JAVA_PID