Explicitly mention "System V" in the description, so that readers do not get confused with the POSIX IPC mechanisms. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> --- sys-utils/ipcmk.1 | 3 ++- sys-utils/ipcs.1 | 2 +- sys-utils/lsipc.1 | 2 +- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcmk.1 b/sys-utils/ipcmk.1 index 6de6d819d..c40222014 100644 --- a/sys-utils/ipcmk.1 +++ b/sys-utils/ipcmk.1 @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ ipcmk \- make various IPC resources [options] .SH DESCRIPTION .B ipcmk -allows you to create shared memory segments, message queues, +allows you to create System V inter-process communication (IPC) objects: +shared memory segments, message queues, and semaphore arrays. .SH OPTIONS .TP diff --git a/sys-utils/ipcs.1 b/sys-utils/ipcs.1 index e0662302d..d259a7df6 100644 --- a/sys-utils/ipcs.1 +++ b/sys-utils/ipcs.1 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ipcs \- show information on IPC facilities [options] .SH DESCRIPTION .B ipcs -shows information on inter-process communication facilities. +shows information on System V inter-process communication facilities. By default it shows information about all three resources: shared memory segments, message queues, and semaphore arrays. .SH OPTIONS diff --git a/sys-utils/lsipc.1 b/sys-utils/lsipc.1 index e5ae55bbd..b58b4cdf4 100644 --- a/sys-utils/lsipc.1 +++ b/sys-utils/lsipc.1 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ lsipc \- show information on IPC facilities currently employed in the system [options] .SH DESCRIPTION .B lsipc -shows information on the inter-process communication facilities +shows information on the System V inter-process communication facilities for which the calling process has read access. .SH OPTIONS .TP -- 2.26.2
