.\" Copyright 2008 Hayden A. James (hayden.james@gmail.com)
.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
.TH IPCMK "1" "July 2014" "util-linux" "User Commands"
-.SH "NAME"
+.SH NAME
ipcmk \- make various IPC resources
-.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ipcmk
[options]
-.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.SH DESCRIPTION
.B ipcmk
-allows you to create shared memory segments, message queues,
+allows you to create System V inter-process communication (IPC) objects:
+shared memory segments, message queues,
and semaphore arrays.
-.SH "OPTIONS"
+.SH OPTIONS
.TP
Resources can be specified with these options:
.TP
.BR \-h , " \-\-help"
Display help text and exit.
.PP
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR ipcrm (1),
-.BR ipcs (1)
-.SH "AUTHOR"
+.SH AUTHORS
.MT hayden.james@gmail.com
Hayden A. James
.ME
-.SH "AVAILABILITY"
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR ipcrm (1),
+.BR ipcs (1),
+.BR sysvipc (7)
+.SH AVAILABILITY
The ipcmk command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
.UR https://\:www.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util-linux/
Linux Kernel Archive