NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       ipcrm  -  Removes  message queue, semaphore set, or shared
       memory identifiers

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       ipcrm [-m shared_memory] [-M shared_memory_key]  [-q  message_queue]
   [-Q   message_key]   [-s  semaphore_ID]  [-S
       semaphore_key]

       The ipcrm command  removes  one  or  more  message  queue,
       semaphore set, or shared memory identifiers.

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Interfaces  documented  on  this reference page conform to
       industry standards as follows:

       ipcrm: XCU5.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information
 about industry standards and associated tags.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Removes  the  shared  memory identifier shared_memory. The
       shared memory segment and data structure  associated  with
       shared_memory are also removed after the last detach operation.
  Removes the shared memory identifier, created with
       key  shared_memory_key. The shared memory segment and data
       structure associated with it are also  removed  after  the
       last  detach.   Removes  the message queue identifier message_queue
 and the message queue and data structure  associated
  with  it.   Removes  the message queue identifier,
       created with key message_key, and the  message  queue  and
       data  structure associated with it.  Removes the semaphore
       identifier semaphore_ID and the set of semaphores and data
       structure associated with it.  Removes the semaphore identifier,
 created with key semaphore_key,  and  the  set  of
       semaphores and data structure associated with it.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  details of the remove operations are described in the
       Section 2 reference pages for msgctl(), shmctl(), and semctl().
  The identifiers and keys can be found by using the
       ipcs command.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       To remove the shared memory segment associated with shared
       memory identifier 18602, enter: ipcrm -m 18602

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands:  ipcs(1)

       Functions:  msgctl(2),  msgget(2),  semctl(2),  semget(2),
       semop(2), shmctl(2), shmget(2)



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