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37 .Nd get shared memory segment
43 .Fn shmget "key_t key" "size_t size" "int shmflg"
46 returns the shared memory identifier associated with the key
49 A shared memory segment is created if either
55 does not have a shared memory segment identifier associated with it, and the
67 has a shared memory segment identifier associated with it already,
68 the operation will fail.
70 If a new shared memory segment is created, the data structure
71 associated with it (the
75 is initialized as follows:
81 are set to the effective uid of the calling process.
86 are set to the effective gid of the calling process.
89 is set to the lower 9 bits of
100 is set to the current time.
103 is set to the value of
107 Upon successful completion a positive shared memory segment identifier
109 Otherwise, \-1 is returned and the global variable
111 is set to indicate the error.
115 A shared memory segment is already associated with
117 and the caller has no permission to access it.
125 and a shared memory segment is already associated with
128 No shared memory segment is to be created, and a shared memory segment
131 but the size of the segment associated with it is less
136 A shared memory segment
140 is less than the system imposed minimum, or greater than the system
141 imposed maximum (refer to the
149 and no shared memory segment associated with
153 There is not enough memory left to create a shared memory segment of the
156 A new shared memory identifier could not be created because the system limit
157 for the number of shared memory identifiers has been reached.
170 system call conforms to
173 Shared memory segments appeared in the first release of