Ipcs
title: "Ipcs" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["unix-sus2008-utilities", "ibm-i-qshell-commands"] topic_path: "technology/operating-systems" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipcs" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | ipcs |
| developer | Various open-source and commercial developers |
| operating system | Unix, Unix-like, IBM i |
| genre | Command |
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| name = ipcs | logo = | screenshot = | screenshot size = | caption = | author = | developer = Various open-source and commercial developers | released = | latest release version = | latest release date = | operating system = Unix, Unix-like, IBM i | genre = Command | license = | website =
ipcs is a Unix and Linux command to list System V InterProcess Communication System's API kernel entities to stdout. System V IPC kernel entities are:
- Shared memory segments
- Message queues
- Semaphore arrays
Implementations
On Linux, the command is provided by the util-linux package.
The command has also been ported to the IBM i operating system.
References
References
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