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@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ removes the semaphore created with
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-semaphore\-id\fR \fIsemid\fR
removes the semaphore identified by
.IR semid .
+.TP
+\fB-a\fR, \fB\-\-all\fR [\fIshm msg sem\fR]
+Remove all resources. When option argument is provided the removal is
+performed only to for the specified resource types. Warning! Do not use
+.B \-a
+if you are unsure how the software using resources might react on missing
+objects. Some programs create these resources at start up and may not have
+any code to deal unexpected disappearance.
.LP
The details of the removes are described in
.IR msgctl (2),