pmap command in Linux with Examples

The pmap command in Linux is used to display the memory map of a process. A memory map indicates how memory is spread out.

Syntax:

pmap [options] pid [...]

Example:

Options:

• -x : This option is used to display the memory map in an extended format.

  Example:

  pmap -x 9466

  

• -p : This option is used to display the full path to the files.

  Example:

  pmap -p 9466

  

• -d : This option is used to display the device format.

  Example:

  pmap -d 9466

  

• -q : This option is used to ignore the column names while displaying the report of the memory map.

  Example:

  pmap -q -d 9466

  

• -A : This option is used to display results to the given range. Notice that the low and high arguments are single string separated with a comma.

  Example:

  pmap -A 000055a5908f8000, 00007fd264ed2000 11747

• -XX : This option is used to display everything the kernel provides.

  Example:

  pmap -xx [PID]

• -n : This option is used to create a new configuration.

  Example:

  pmap -n

• -c : This option is used to read the default configuration.

  Example:

  pmap -c [PID]

• -h : This option is used to display help text.

  pmap -h

• -v : This option is used to display the version information and exit.

  pmap -v

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