Unix System Programming

by Keith Haviland, Dina Gray, Ben Salama

This is a thoroughly revised edition of the best-selling guide to UNIX software development in C for professional programmers and students. The book focuses on the UNIX system call interface, the programming interface between the UNIX Kernel and applications software running in the UNIX environment. The techniques required by systems programmers are developed in depth, illustrated by a wealth of examples.

Genres: Computers

350 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1987

Reviews

[yacoob]

There's always a problem with technical books of this kind: they're either too vague, talking about general concepts, not really relevant past the moment you learn enough, or far too detailed, ungreppable printed man pages (hi there, UNIX Network Programming :). This one strikes a fairly balanced point between those two ends of spectrum, being an useful review of tools Posix presents at your disposal. I've read that book during my university courses, and again, between jobs. Worked like a charm, every time. Recommended, if you want to get a general idea what kind of gnomes jump up and down behind the scene in Unix world.

Note: this book doesn't describe much in terms of kernel internals and structures. For this kind of information, in Linux flavor, read Linux Kernel Development 3rd Edition.

[Jinesh]

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