ipcrm(1) ipcrm(1)
NAME [Toc] [Back]
ipcrm - remove a message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory
identifier
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
ipcrm [option]...
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
The ipcrm command removes one or more specified message queue,
semaphore set, or shared memory identifiers.
Options [Toc] [Back]
The identifiers are specified by the following options:
-m shmid Remove the shared memory identifier shmid from the
system. The shared memory segment and data
structure associated with it are destroyed after
the last detach.
-q msqid Remove the message queue identifier msqid from the
system and destroy the message queue and data
structure associated with it.
-s semid Remove the semaphore identifier semid from the
system and destroy the set of semaphores and data
structure associated with it.
-M shmkey Remove the shared memory identifier, created with
key shmkey, from the system. The shared memory
segment and data structure associated with it are
destroyed after the last detach.
-Q msgkey Remove the message queue identifier, created with
key msgkey, from the system and destroy the
message queue and data structure associated with
it.
-S semkey Remove the semaphore identifier, created with key
semkey, from the system and destroy the set of
semaphores and data structure associated with it.
The details of the removals are described in msgctl(2), shmctl(2), and
semctl(2). The identifiers and keys can be found by using ipcs (see
ipcs(1)).
SEE ALSO [Toc] [Back]
ipcs(1), msgctl(2), msgget(2), msgop(2), semctl(2), semget(2),
semop(2), shmctl(2), shmget(2), shmop(2).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE [Toc] [Back]
ipcrm: SVID2, SVID3
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