-Xmxn
Specify the maximum size, in bytes, of the memory allocation pool. This value must a multiple of 1024 greater than 2MB. Append the letter k or K to indicate kilobytes, or m or M to indicate megabytes. The default value is 64MB. The upper limit for this value will be approximately 4000m on Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 SPARC platforms and 2000m on Solaris 2.6 and x86 platforms, minus overhead amounts. Examples:
-Xmx83886080
-Xmx81920k
-Xmx80m
So, in simple words, you are setting Java heap memory to a maximum of 1024 MB from the available memory, not more.
Notice there is NO SPACE between -Xmx and 1024m
It does not matter if you use uppercase or lowercase. For example: "-Xmx10G" and "-Xmx10g" do the exact same thing.
