[Chapter 3] 3.2.145 shmget
Author: Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen & Randal L. Schwartz
Date: 1999-07-02T01:54:03Z

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| Chapter 3 Functions |

### 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.

3.2.144 shmctl |  | 3.2.146 shmread