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= ipcmk(1)
:doctype: manpage
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:man manual: User Commands
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:man source: util-linux {release-version}
:page-layout: base
:command: ipcmk
== NAME
ipcmk - make various IPC resources
== SYNOPSIS
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*ipcmk* [options]
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== DESCRIPTION
*ipcmk* allows you to create System V inter-process communication (IPC) objects: shared memory segments, message queues, and semaphore arrays.
== OPTIONS
Resources can be specified with these options:
*-M*, *--shmem* _size_::
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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.
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*-Q*, *--queue*::
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Create a message queue.
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*-S*, *--semaphore* _number_::
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Create a semaphore array with _number_ of elements.
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Other options are:
*-p*, *--mode* _mode_::
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Access permissions for the resource. Default is 0644.
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*-V*, *--version*::
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Display version information and exit.
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*-h*, *--help*::
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Display help text and exit.
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== AUTHORS
mailto:hayden.james@gmail.com[Hayden A. James]
== SEE ALSO
*ipcrm*(1),
*ipcs*(1),
*sysvipc*(7)
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