pipcrm.1 (2010 09)

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pipcrm(1) pipcrm(1)
NAME
pipcrm - remove a POSIX message queue or a POSIX named semaphore
SYNOPSIS
pipcrm [option ]...
DESCRIPTION
The
pipcrm command removes one or more specified POSIX message queue or POSIX named sema-
phore.
Options
The identifiers are specified by the following option s:
-q msqname Unlinks the queue name from the message queue specified by the argument,
msqname. If there are no processes with existing open descriptors for the message
queue, the queue is destroyed. If one or more processes have the message queue
open, the removal of the queue is postponed until all descriptors for the queue have
been closed.
-s semname Unlinks the semaphore name from the semaphore specified by the argument, sem-
name. If there are no processes with existing open descriptors for the semaphore,
the semaphore is destroyed. If one or more processes have the semaphore open, the
removal of the semaphore is postponed until all descriptors for the semaphore have
been closed.
The details of the removals are described in mq_unlink (2), and sem_unlink (2). The names can be found
by using
pipcs (see pipcs (1)).
SEE ALSO
pipcs(1), mq_unlink(2), mq_open(2), mq_send(2), mq_receive(2), sem_unlink(2), sem_open(2),
sem_wait(2), sem_post(2).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
pipcrm: NONE
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