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  <refentry id='function.ftok'>
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>ftok</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Convert a pathname and a project identifier to a System V IPC key
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>int</type><methodname>ftok</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>pathname</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>proj</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     The function converts the <parameter>pathname</parameter> of an existing
     accessible file and a project identifier (<parameter>proj</parameter>)
     into a
     <literal>integer</literal> for use with for example
     <function>shmop_open</function> and other System V IPC keys. The
     <parameter>proj</parameter> parameter should be a one character string.
    </para>
    <para>
     On success the return value will be the created key value, otherwise 
     <literal>-1</literal> is returned.
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>shmop_open</function> and <function>sem_get</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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