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26.Dd August 8, 1994
27.Dt IPCRM 1
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm ipcrm
31.Nd "remove the specified message queues, semaphore sets, and shared segments"
32.Sh SYNOPSIS
33.Nm
34.Op Fl q Ar msqid
35.Op Fl m Ar shmid
36.Op Fl s Ar semid
37.Op Fl Q Ar msgkey
38.Op Fl M Ar shmkey
39.Op Fl S Ar semkey
40.Ar ...
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44utility removes the specified message queues, semaphores and shared memory
45segments.
46These System V IPC objects can be specified by their
47creation ID or any associated key.
48.Pp
49The following options are used to specify which IPC objects will be removed.
50Any number and combination of these options can be used:
51.Bl -tag -width indent
52.It Fl q Ar msqid
53Remove the message queue associated with the ID
54.Ar msqid
55from the system.
56.It Fl m Ar shmid
57Mark the shared memory segment associated with ID
58.Ar shmid
59for removal.
60This marked segment will be destroyed after the last detach.
61.It Fl s Ar semid
62Remove the semaphore set associated with ID
63.Ar semid
64from the system.
65.It Fl Q Ar msgkey
66Remove the message queue associated with key
67.Ar msgkey
68from the system.
69.It Fl M Ar shmkey
70Mark the shared memory segment associated with key
71.Ar shmkey
72for removal.
73This marked segment will be destroyed after the last detach.
74.It Fl S Ar semkey
75Remove the semaphore set associated with key
76.Ar semkey
77from the system.
78.El
79.Pp
80The identifiers and keys associated with these System V IPC objects can be
81determined by using
82.Xr ipcs 1 .
83.Sh SEE ALSO
84.Xr ipcs 1
85