JMETER(1)
π JMETER β the load testing bestie π
okay so bestie, you're about to meet Apache JMeter, and honestly? she's iconic. this page is jmeter(1) from the User Commands section of the manual. no cap.
β¨ NAME β¨
jmeter β Apache JMeter β Load testing tool π
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
jmeter [options]
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
Apache JMeter is a Java application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. it was originally designed for testing Web Applications but bestie, she has since expanded to other test functions. glow up fr fr π
Apache JMeter may be used to test performance both on static and dynamic resources (files, Servlets, Perl scripts, Java Objects, Data Bases and Queries, FTP Servers and more). it can be used to simulate a heavy load on a server, network or object to test its strength or to analyze overall performance under different load types. you can use it to make a graphical analysis of performance or to test your server/script/object behavior under heavy concurrent load. she's giving main character energy honestly π
π OPTIONS π
-h,--helpβ print usage information and exit. short, sweet, slays π«-v,--versionβ print the version information and exit π·οΈ-p,--propfile<argument>β the jmeter property file to use π-q,--addprop<argument>β additional JMeter property file(s) ποΈ-t,--testfile<argument>β the jmeter test(.jmx) file to run π§ͺ-l,--logfile<argument>β the file to log samples to π-j,--jmeterlogfile<argument>β jmeter run log file (jmeter.log) π-n,--nonguiβ run JMeter in nongui mode. no pretty windows, just vibes π₯οΈπ«-s,--serverβ run the JMeter server π°οΈ-H,--proxyHost<argument>β Set a proxy server for JMeter to use π-P,--proxyPort<argument>β Set proxy server port for JMeter to use π-N,--nonProxyHosts<argument>β Set nonproxy host list (e.g.*.apache.org|localhost) π ββοΈ-u,--username<argument>β Set username for proxy server that JMeter is to use π€-a,--password<argument>β Set password for proxy server that JMeter is to use π-J,--jmeterproperty<argument>=<value>β Define additional JMeter properties β-G,--globalproperty<argument>=<value>β Define Global properties (sent to servers) e.g.-Gport=123or-Gglobal.propertiesπ-D,--systemproperty<argument>=<value>β Define additional system properties βοΈ-S,--systemPropertyFile<argument>β additional system property file(s) π-L,--loglevel<argument>=<value>β[category=]levele.g.jorphan=INFOorjmeter.util=DEBUGπ-r,--runremoteβ Start remote servers (as defined inremote_hosts) π-R,--remotestart<argument>β Start these remote servers (overridesremote_hosts) π―-d,--homedir<argument>β the jmeter home directory to use π-X,--remoteexitβ Exit the remote servers at end of test (non-GUI) π
π₯ EXAMPLES π₯
Run Apache JMeter in GUI mode:
jmeter [-p property-file]
Run Apache JMeter in NON_GUI mode:
jmeter -n -t test-file [-p property-file] [-l log-file]
Tell Apache JMeter to use a proxy server:
jmeter -H [your.proxy.server] -P [your proxy server port]
Run Apache JMeter in server mode:
jmeter -s
or
jmeter-server
π HOMEPAGE π
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okay so the lil sign-off at the bottom says this manual page is dated July 2013 and it's the JMETER(1) page β yeah she's an older queen but she still runs the game πβ¨ periodt.
π¦ where this page comes from
- debian bookworm: jmeter 2.13-5 Β· Apache-2.0
- debian trixie: jmeter 2.13-5 Β· Apache-2.0
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- ubuntu resolute: jmeter 2.13-5build1 Β· Apache-2.0
- ubuntu stonking: jmeter 2.13-6.1 Β· Apache-2.0
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