Java Thread & Unix Process

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Will a java thread have a unique PID in UNIX environment? If I want to kill a specific thread of execution , is it possible to be done outside the program?

Java threads do not have unique PIDs. They run as one process, so the only PID is for the entire JVM. — Elliott Frisch
– Elliott Frisch, Commented Oct 18, 2016 at 21:11

AJNeufeld · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-18 21:16:24Z

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Oracle includes jvisualvm in the JDK\bin directory. You can use it to view threads running inside running JVM's. However, I don't see any support for terminating a thread.

answered Oct 18, 2016 at 21:16

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Punter Vicky Over a year ago

Thanks @AJNuefeld.

Yann Huissoud · Accepted Answer · 2023-08-28 20:20:24Z

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Here they say Most implementations of the Java virtual machine run as a single process. A Java application can create additional processes using a ProcessBuilder object. The alternative would be spawn a process instead of a thread.

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answered Oct 18, 2016 at 21:09

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