sys-utils/ipcmk.1.adoc

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   2 Copyright 2008 Hayden A. James (hayden.james@gmail.com)
   3 May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
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   5 = ipcmk(1)
   6 :doctype: manpage
   7 :man manual: User commands
   8 :man source: util-linux {release-version}
   9 :page-layout: base
  10 :command: ipcmk
  11
  12 == NAME
  13
  14 ipcmk - make various IPC resources
  15
  16 == SYNOPSIS
  17
  18 *ipcmk* [_options_]
  19
  20 == DESCRIPTION
  21
  22 *ipcmk* allows you to create System V inter-process communication (IPC) objects: shared memory segments, message queues, and semaphore arrays.
  23
  24 == OPTIONS
  25
  26 Resources can be specified with these options:
  27
  28 *-M*, *--shmem* _size_::
  29   Create a shared memory segment of _size_ bytes. The _size_ argument may be followed by the multiplicative suffixes KiB (=1024), MiB (=1024*1024), and so on for GiB, etc. (the "iB" is optional, e.g., "K" has the same meaning as "KiB") or the suffixes KB (=1000), MB (=1000*1000), and so on for GB, etc.
  30
  31 *-Q*, *--queue*::
  32   Create a message queue.
  33
  34 *-S*, *--semaphore* _number_::
  35   Create a semaphore array with _number_ of elements.
  36
  37 Other options are:
  38
  39 *-p*, *--mode* _mode_::
  40   Access permissions for the resource. Default is 0644.
  41
  42 *-V*, *--version*::
  43   Display version information and exit.
  44
  45 *-h*, *--help*::
  46   Display help text and exit.
  47
  48 == AUTHORS
  49
  50 mailto:hayden.james@gmail.com[Hayden A. James]
  51
  52 == SEE ALSO
  53
  54 *ipcrm*(1),
  55 *ipcs*(1),
  56 *sysvipc*(7)
  57
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