proc_sysvipc(5) File Formats Manual proc_sysvipc(5)
NAME
/proc/sysvipc/ - System V IPC
DESCRIPTION
/proc/sysvipc/
Subdirectory containing the pseudo-files msg, sem and shm. These
files list the System V Interprocess Communication (IPC) objects
(respectively: message queues, semaphores, and shared memory)
that currently exist on the system, providing similar information
to that available via ipcs(1). These files have headers and are
formatted (one IPC object per line) for easy understanding.
sysvipc(7) provides further background on the information shown
by these files.
SEE ALSO
proc(5)
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