msgctl ID,CMD,ARG Calls the System V IPC function msgctl(2). You'll probably have to say use IPC::SysV; first to get the correct constant definitions. If CMD is "IPC_STAT", then ARG must be a variable that will hold the returned "msqid_ds" structure. Returns like "ioctl": the undefined value for error, "0 but true" for zero, or the actual return value otherwise. See also "SysV IPC" in perlipc and the documentation for "IPC::SysV" and "IPC::Semaphore". Portability issues: "msgctl" in perlport.