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37 .Nd get set of semaphores
43 .Fn semget "key_t key" "int nsems" "int semflg"
47 system call returns the semaphore identifier associated with
52 semaphores is created if either
58 does not have a semaphore set associated with it and the
70 has a semaphore set associated with it already,
71 the operation will fail.
73 If a new set of semaphores is created, the data structure associated with it
78 is initialized as follows:
84 are set to the effective uid of the calling process.
89 are set to the effective gid of the calling process.
92 is set to the lower 9 bits of
96 is set to the value of
100 is set to the current time.
107 returns a non-negative semaphore identifier if successful.
108 Otherwise, \-1 is returned and
110 is set to reflect the error.
114 The caller has no permission to access a semaphore set already associated with
123 and a semaphore set is already associated with
127 is less than 0 or greater than the system limit for the number in a semaphore
130 A semaphore set associated with
132 exists, but has fewer semaphores than the number specified in
135 A new set of semaphores could not be created because the system limit
136 for the number of semaphores or the number of semaphore sets has been
142 and no semaphore set associated with
154 system call conforms to
157 Semaphores appeared in the first release of