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+.\" Hey Emacs! This file is -*- nroff -*- source.
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+.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Michael Chastain (mec@shell.portal.com), 15 April 1995.
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+.\" Modified Tue Oct 22 08:11:14 EDT 1996 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
+.TH IPC 2 1995-04-15 "Linux 1.2.4" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.SH NAME
+ipc \- System V IPC system calls
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.BI "int ipc(unsigned int " call ", int " first ", int " second ,
+.BI "int " third ", void *" ptr ", long " fifth );
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B ipc()
+is a common kernel entry point for the System V IPC calls
+for messages, semaphores, and shared memory.
+.I call
+determines which IPC function to invoke;
+the other arguments are passed through to the appropriate call.
+.PP
+User programs should call the appropriate functions by their usual names.
+Only standard library implementors and kernel hackers need to know about
+.BR ipc() .
+.SH "CONFORMING TO"
+\fBipc()\fP is Linux specific, and should not be used in programs
+intended to be portable.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR msgctl (2),
+.BR msgget (2),
+.BR msgrcv (2),
+.BR msgsnd (2),
+.BR semctl (2),
+.BR semget (2),
+.BR semop (2),
+.BR shmat (2),
+.BR shmctl (2),
+.BR shmdt (2),
+.BR shmget (2)