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+/*
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+
+package jdk.jfr.jmx;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.FlightRecorder;
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.RecordingState;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordingFile;
+import jdk.management.jfr.FlightRecorderMXBean;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.SimpleEventHelper;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ * @summary Copy a recording to file while it is running.
+ * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.jmx.TestCopyToRunning
+ */
+public class TestCopyToRunning {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        FlightRecorderMXBean bean = JmxHelper.getFlighteRecorderMXBean();
+
+        long recId = bean.newRecording();
+        bean.startRecording(recId);
+        SimpleEventHelper.createEvent(1);
+
+        Path path = Paths.get(".", "my.jfr");
+        bean.copyTo(recId, path.toString());
+
+        List<RecordedEvent> events = RecordingFile.readAllEvents(path);
+        Asserts.assertTrue(events.iterator().hasNext(), "No events found");
+        for (RecordedEvent event : events) {
+            System.out.println("Event:" + event);
+        }
+
+        Recording recording = getRecording(recId);
+        Asserts.assertEquals(recording.getState(), RecordingState.RUNNING, "Recording not in state running");
+        bean.stopRecording(recId);
+        Asserts.assertEquals(recording.getState(), RecordingState.STOPPED, "Recording not in state stopped");
+        bean.closeRecording(recId);
+        Asserts.assertEquals(recording.getState(), RecordingState.CLOSED, "Recording not in state closed");
+    }
+
+    private static Recording getRecording(long recId) {
+        for (Recording r : FlightRecorder.getFlightRecorder().getRecordings()) {
+            if (r.getId() == recId) {
+                return r;
+            }
+        }
+        Asserts.fail("Could not find recording with id " + recId);
+        return null;
+    }
+}