ipcrm

Name

ipcrm -- Remove IPC Resources

Synopsis

ipcrm [-q msgid | -Q msgkey | -s semid | -S semkey | -m shmid | -M shmkey]...
ipcrm [shm | msg | msg] id...

Description

If any of the -q, -Q, -s, -S, -m, or -M arguments are given, the ipcrm shall behave as described in ISO POSIX (2003).

Otherwise, ipcrm shall remove the resource of the specified type identified by id.

Future Directions

A future revision of this specification may deprecate the second synopsis form.

Rationale: In its first Linux implementation, ipcrm used the second syntax shown in the SYNOPSIS. Functionality present in other implementations of ipcrm has since been added, namely the ability to delete resources by key (not just identifier), and to respect the same command line syntax. The previous syntax is still supported for backwards compatibility only.