84 lines
2.7 KiB
Groff
84 lines
2.7 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1994 SigmaSoft, Th. Lockert <tholo@sigmasoft.com>
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd July 9, 2009
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.Os
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.Dt FTOK 3
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ftok
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.Nd create IPC identifier from path name
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/types.h
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.In sys/ipc.h
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.Ft key_t
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.Fn ftok "const char *path" "int id"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn ftok
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function attempts to create a unique key suitable for use with the
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.Xr msgget 2 ,
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.Xr semget 2
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and
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.Xr shmget 2
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functions given the
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.Fa path
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of an existing file and a user-selectable
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.Fa id .
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.Pp
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The specified
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.Fa path
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must specify an existing file that is accessible to the calling process
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or the call will fail.
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Also, note that links to files will return the
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same key, given the same
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.Fa id .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn ftok
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function will return -1 if
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.Fa path
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does not exist or if it cannot be accessed by the calling process.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr semget 2 ,
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.Xr shmget 2 ,
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.Xr msgget 2
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn ftok
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function originates with System V and is typically used by programs
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that use the System V IPC routines.
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Thorsten Lockert Aq tholo@sigmasoft.com
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.Sh BUGS
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The returned key is computed based on the device minor number and inode of the
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specified
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.Fa path
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in combination with the lower 8 bits of the given
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.Fa id .
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Thus it is quite possible for the routine to return duplicate keys.
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