IPCRM(1) User Commands IPCRM(1)

NAME

ipcrm - remove a message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory ID

SYNOPSIS

ipcrm [-z zone] [-m shmid] [-q msqid] [-s semid]
[-M shmkey] [-Q msgkey] [-S semkey]

DESCRIPTION

ipcrm removes one or more messages, semaphores, or shared memory
identifiers.

OPTIONS

The following option is supported:

-z zone
Keys specified by other options refer to facilities in the
specified zone (see zones(7)). The default is the zone in
which the command is executing. This option is only
useful when the command is executed in the global zone.


The identifiers are specified by the following options:

-m shmid
Removes 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
Removes the message queue identifier msqid from the
system and destroys the message queue and data structure
associated with it.


-s semid
Removes the semaphore identifier semid from the system
and destroys the set of semaphores and data structure
associated with it.


-M shmkey
Removes 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
Removes the message queue identifier, created with key
msgkey, from the system and destroys the message queue
and data structure associated with it.


-S semkey
Removes the semaphore identifier, created with key
semkey, from the system and destroys the set of
semaphores and data structure associated with it.


The details of the removes are described in msgctl(2), shmctl(2), and
semctl(2). Use the ipcs command to find the identifiers and keys.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

See environ(7) for descriptions of the following environment
variables that affect the execution of ipcrm: LANG, LC_ALL,
LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

ipcs(1), msgctl(2), msgget(2), msgrcv(2), msgsnd(2), semctl(2),
semget(2), semop(2), shmctl(2), shmget(2), shmop(2), attributes(7),
environ(7), standards(7), zones(7)

January 9, 2004 IPCRM(1)