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IPCMK(1)			 User Commands			      IPCMK(1)

NAME
       ipcmk - make various IPC	resources

SYNOPSIS
       ipcmk [options]

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
	   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.

       -Q, --queue
	   Create a message queue.

       -S, --semaphore number
	   Create a semaphore array with number	of elements.

       Other options are:

       -p, --mode mode
	   Access permissions for the resource.	Default	is 0644.

       -h, --help
	   Display help	text and exit.

       -V, --version
	   Print version and exit.

AUTHORS
       Hayden A. James <hayden.james@gmail.com>

SEE ALSO
       ipcrm(1), ipcs(1), sysvipc(7)

REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports,	use the	issue tracker at
       https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues.

AVAILABILITY
       The ipcmk command is part of the	util-linux package which can be
       downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
       <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

util-linux 2.39.4		  2024-01-31			      IPCMK(1)

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