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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# $Header: shmkill,v 2.0 88/06/05 00:16:59 root Exp $
+
+# A script to call from crontab periodically when people are leaving shared
+# memory sitting around unattached.
+
+open(ipcs,'ipcs -m -o|') || die "Can't run ipcs";
+
+while (<ipcs>) {
+    $tmp = index($_,'NATTCH');
+    $pos = $tmp if $tmp >= 0;
+    if (/^m/) {
+	($m,$id,$key,$mode,$owner,$group,$attach) = split;
+	if ($attach != substr($_,$pos,6)) {
+	    die "Different ipcs format--can't parse!";
+	}
+	if ($attach == 0) {
+	    push(@goners,'-m',$id);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+exec 'ipcrm', @goners if $#goners >= 0;