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@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Resources can be specified with these options:
Create a shared memory segment of
.I size
bytes.
+The \fIsize\fR argument may be followed by the multiplicative suffixes KiB (=1024), MiB (=1024*1024), and so on for GiB, etc. (the
+"iB" is optional, e.g., "K" has the same meaning as "KiB") or the suffixes KB (=1000), MB (=1000*1000), and so on for GB, etc.
.TP
.BR \-Q , " \-\-queue"
Create a message queue.