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