---
name: "oomctl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemd"
version: "262.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/oomctl"
---

# oomctl(1)

Analyze the state stored in systemd-oomd

## NAME

oomctl - Analyze the state stored in **systemd-oomd**

## SYNOPSIS

**oomctl** \[OPTIONS...\] {COMMAND}

## DESCRIPTION

**oomctl** may be used to get information about the various contexts read in by the [**systemd**(1)](/systemd/1.md) userspace out-of-memory (OOM) killer, [**systemd-oomd**(8)](/systemd-oomd/8.md).

## COMMANDS

The following commands are understood:

**dump**

Show the current state of the cgroups and system contexts stored by **systemd-oomd**.

Added in version 247.

## OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print a short help text and exit.

- **--version**

  Print a short version string and exit.

- **--no-pager**

  Do not pipe output into a pager.

## EXIT STATUS

On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

[**systemd**(1)](/systemd/1.md), [**systemd-oomd.service**(8)](/systemd-oomd.service/8.md), [**oomd.conf**(5)](/oomd.conf/5.md)