Running the GC Viewer
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Non-interactive mode (produces CSV file summary)
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An example of running **GC viewer** in non-interactive mode:

.. sourcecode:: bat

    java -jar target/gcviewer-1.29.jar my_gc_log.log my_summary.csv

Example Script:

.. sourcecode:: bat

    ./run_test_export_summary.sh

The generated CSV file looks like this:

.. sourcecode:: bat

    gcLogFile, temp_gclog_input, -
    footprint, 128.25, M
    footprintAfterFullGC, 69.792, M
    footprintAfterFullGCs, 2232.118, K
    footprintAfterFullGCisSig, true, bool
    freedMemoryByFullGC, 2643.391, M
    freedMemoryByFullGCpc, 9.9, %
    avgFreedMemoryByFullGC, 17.623, M/coll
    avgFreedMemoryByFullGCs, 3874.805, K/coll
    avgFreedMemoryByFullGCisSig, true, bool
    ...
    ...

Interactive mode
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To run the GC Viewer in 'normal' interactive mode, opening a log file **SampleSun1_5_0CMS_PrintGCDetails.txt**:

.. sourcecode:: bat

    java -jar target/gcviewer-1.29.jar src/test/resources/com/tagtraum/perf/gcviewer/imp/SampleSun1_5_0CMS_PrintGCDetails.txt

This will run the **GC Viewer** user interface, and will open the given log file.

No CSV file is generated.