What is the difference between -HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError and +HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError options?

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In Oracle's official doc HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError option specified with plus and minus sign. I'm just curious what do they stand for since it's not explained in official user guide

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 04 '13 at 07:19

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From the page you cited:

Some command-line options use the HotSpot implementation format; that is, you must place the colon (:) between the -XX and the option name followed by a the necessary operator to indicate enabling (+) or disabling (-) the new hash function.

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Thanks for quoting it here, since Oracle decided to move the doc page. – bdetweiler May 03 '18 at 12:05

What is the difference between -HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError and +HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError options?

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