---
name: "pcp-ipcs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcp"
version: "7.2.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcp-ipcs"
---

# pcp-ipcs(1)

provide information on IPC facilities

## NAME

**pcp-ipcs** - provide information on IPC facilities

## SYNOPSIS

**pcp** \[*pcp options*\] **ipcs** \[**-luV?**\] \[*output-format*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pcp-ipcs** provides information on the inter-process communication facilities for which the calling process has read access.

## OPTIONS

When invoked via the [**pcp**(1)](/pcp/1.md) command, the **-h**/ **--host**, **-a**/ **--archive**, **-O**/ **--origin**, **-Z**/ **--timezone** and several other *pcp options* become indirectly available; refer to [**PCPIntro**(1)](/PCPIntro/1.md) for a complete description of these options.

The additional command line options available for **pcp-ipcs** are:

- **-V**, **--version**

  Display version information and exit.

- **-?**, **--help**

  Display the usage message and exit.

### Output formats

- **-l**, **--limits**

  Show resource limits.

- **-u**, **--summary**

  Show status summary.

## PCP ENVIRONMENT

Environment variables with the prefix **PCP\_** are used to parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP. On each installation, the file */etc/pcp.conf* contains the local values for these variables. The **$PCP\_CONF** variable may be used to specify an alternative configuration file, as described in [**pcp.conf**(5)](/pcp.conf/5.md).

For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see [**pmGetOptions**(3)](/pmGetOptions/3.md).

## SEE ALSO

[**PCPIntro**(1)](/PCPIntro/1.md), [**pcp**(1)](/pcp/1.md), [**ipcmk**(1)](/ipcmk/1.md), [**ipcrm**(1)](/ipcrm/1.md), [**msgrcv**(2)](/msgrcv/2.md), [**msgsnd**(2)](/msgsnd/2.md), [**semget**(2)](/semget/2.md), [**semop**(2)](/semop/2.md), [**shmat**(2)](/shmat/2.md), [**shmdt**(2)](/shmdt/2.md) and [**shmget**(2)](/shmget/2.md).