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3.2.145 shmget

shmget 

KEY

, 

SIZE

, 

FLAGS

This function calls the System V IPC system call, shmget (2). The function returns the shared memory segment ID, or the undefined value if there is an error. On error, it puts the error code into $! . Before calling, you should say:

require "ipc.ph";
require "shm.ph";

This function is available only on machines supporting System V IPC.

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