---
name: "pmap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "procps-ng"
version: "4.0.7-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pmap"
---

# pmap(1)

report memory map of a process

## NAME

pmap - report memory map of a process

## SYNOPSIS

**pmap** \[*option* ...\] *pid* ...

## DESCRIPTION

The **pmap** command reports the memory map of a process or processes.

## OPTIONS

- **-x**, **--extended**

  Show the extended format.

- **-d**, **--device**

  Show the device format.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Do not display some header or footer lines.

- **-A**, **--range** *low*\[,*high*\]

  Limit results to the given range to *low* and *high* address range.  Notice that the *low* and *high* arguments are single string separated with comma. *high* can be omitted.

- **-X**

  Show even more details than the **-x** option. WARNING: format changes according to */proc/PID/smaps*

- **-XX**

  Show everything the kernel provides

- **-p**, **--show-path**

  Show full path to files in the mapping column

- **-k**, **--use-kernel-name**

  If available, use names provided by the kernel instead of "\[ anon \]"

- **-c**, **--read-rc**

  Read the default configuration

- **-C**, **--read-rc-from** *file*

  Read the configuration from *file*

- **-n**, **--create-rc**

  Create new default configuration

- **-N**, **--create-rc-to** *file*

  Create new configuration to *file*

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

  Display help text and exit.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Display version information and exit.

## EXIT STATUS

- **0**

  Success.

- **1**

  Failure.

- **42**

  Did not find all processes asked for.

## SEE ALSO

[**ps**(1)](/ps/1.md), [**pgrep**(1)](/pgrep/1.md)

## STANDARDS

No standards apply, but **pmap** looks an awful lot like a SunOS command.

## REPORTING BUGS

Please send bug reports to ⟨procps@freelists.org⟩.