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.TH proc_sysvipc 5 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages (unreleased)"
.SH NAME
/proc/sysvipc/ \- System V IPC
.SH DESCRIPTION
.TP
.I /proc/sysvipc/
Subdirectory containing the pseudo-files
.IR 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
.BR ipcs (1).
These files have headers and are formatted (one IPC object per line)
for easy understanding.
.BR sysvipc (7)
provides further background on the information shown by these files.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR proc (5)
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