# shared memory

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/shared-memory/243781>\
**Category:** AIX\
**Created:** [July 2, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/shared-memory/243781 "2009-07-02T01:45:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![pchangba](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/pchangba/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@pchangba](https://community.unix.com/u/pchangba)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/shared-memory/243781/1 "2009-07-02T01:45:47Z")

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1.How to know wich process is using the shared memory?  
2.How to flush (release) the process from the shared memory?

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**Author:** ![zxmaus](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/zxmaus/32/927_2.png) [@zxmaus](https://community.unix.com/u/zxmaus)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/shared-memory/243781/2 "2009-07-02T03:30:11Z")

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1. ipcs -a / ipcs -bm / svmon

2. ipcrm

Kind regards  
zxmaus