Tutorial: Java Tool Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Notes

This free book is an excellent tutorial book for beginners. It is a collection of notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning Java tools himself. Topics include java, javac, jar, jdb, jar, javap, keytool, jconsole, jps, jstatd, jstat, jinfo, jmap, jhat, jstack

List of Contents

• About This Book

• Java Tools Terminology

• Installing J2SE 1.6.0 on Windows

• Downloading and Installing J2SE 1.6.0 on Windows

• Testing J2SE 1.6.0 Installation

• Installing J2SE 1.5.0 on Windows

• Downloading and Installing J2SE 1.5.0 on Windows

• Testing J2SE 1.5.0 Installation

• 'javac' - The Java Program Compiler

• 'javac' - Java Compilation Command and Options

• Compiling Hello.java - My First Java Program

• Option '-classpath' - Specifying Class Path

• Option '-sourcepath' - Specifying Source Path

• Option '-d' - Specifying Output Directory

• Two Types of 'import' Statements

• 'import' Statements Processed by 'javac'

• Option "-g" - Controlling Debugging Information

• 'java' - The Java Program Launcher

• 'java' - Java Launching Command and Options

• Launching Hello.java - My First Java Program

• Option "-classpath" - Specifying Class Path

• Option '-jar' - Specifying Executable JAR Files

• Option '-X' - Specifying Non-Standard Options

• 'javaw' - Launching Java Programs without Console

• 'jdb' - The Java Debugger

• 'jdb' - Java Debugger Command and Options

• Starting a Debugging Session with 'jdb'

• Debugging Applications with Separate 'jdb' Sessions

• Debugging Java Applications Remotely

• Listing Debugging Commands with 'help' Command

• PrimeNumberSeeker.java - Multi-Thread Sample Program

• Starting Debugging Session on a Multi-Thread Application

• Stepping through Statements of the Child Thread

• Checking Variable Values in a Debugging Session

• Debugging the Main Thread of a Multi-Thread Application

• Switching Execution Threads in a Debugging Session

• Suspending Main Thread to Debug Child Thread

• 'jconsole' - Java Monitoring and Management Console

• JMX Technology and 'jconsole' Tool

• 'jconsole' Command Options and Connection Window

• 'com.sun.management.jmxremote' - JMX Agent for Local Connection

• 'jconsole' - Connecting to a Local JMX Agent

• 'com.sun.management.jmxremote.port' - JMX Agent for Remote Connection

• 'jconsole' - Connecting to a Remote JMX Agent

• 'jstat' - JVM Statistics Monitoring Tool

• 'jps' - JVM Process Status Tool

• Listing JVM Processes on the Local Machine with "jps"

• 'jstatd' - JVM Remote Monitoring Server

• Starting 'jstatd' with a Security Policy File

• Connecting to 'jps' to Remote 'jstatd'

• 'jstat' Command Options and Parameters

• Garbage Collection Testing Program

• 'jstat -gcutil' - Garbage Collection Statistics

• Accessing Remote JVM Processes with 'jstat'

• JVM Troubleshooting Tools

• JVM Troubleshooting Tools in JDK 1.5

• 'jinfo' - VM Option Value Checker

• Changing HotSpot VM Option using 'jinfo'

• 'jstack' - Stack Tracer of JVM Threads

• Java Thread Deadlock Demo Program

• Detecting Java Thread Deadlocks with 'jstack'

• 'jmap' - JVM Heap Dump Tool

• Printing Histogram of Java Object Heap

• Generating Heap Dump File with 'jmap'

• 'jhat' - Java Heap Analysis Tool

• Starting 'jhat' Web Server on a Heap Dump File

• Listing Instance Counts of All Classes

• Browsing Object Instance Values

• Object Query Language (OQL)

• Searching for Instances with OQL Statements

• 'jar' - The JAR File Tool

• JAR - Java Archive File Format

• 'jar' - JAR File Tool Command and Options

• Creating the First JAR File - hello.jar

• Managing JAR Files with WinZIP

• META-INF/MANIFEST.MF - JAR Manifest File

• Adding META-INF/MANIFEST.MF to JAR Files

• Using JAR Files in Java Class Paths

• Creating Executable JAR Files

• 'javap' - The Java Class File Disassembler

• 'javap' - Java Disassembler Command and Options

• Listing Public Variables and Methods with 'javap'

• Listing Private Variables and Methods with 'javap -private'

• Disassembling Java Bytecode Class Files with 'javap -c -private'

• Looking Up Method Signature with 'javap' Command

• 'keytool' - Public Key Certificate Tool

• Certificates and Certificate Chains

• 'keystore' - Public Key Certificate Storage File

• JDK 1.5 'keytool' - keystore File Management Commands

• JDK 1.6 'keytool' - keystore File Management Commands

• Generating Key Pairs and Self-Signed Certificates

• Exporting and Import Certificates

• Cloning Certificates with New Identities

• 'native2ascii' - Native-to-ASCII Encoding Converter

• 'native2ascii' - Encoding Converter Command and Options

• 'javac' Using CP1252 to Process Source File

• UTF-8 to \udddd Conversion with 'native2ascii -encoding'

• Setting UTF-8 Encoding in PrintStream

• Converting \udddd Sequences Back with "-reverse" Option

• References

• PDF Printing Version

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