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