The Linux

Programming

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A Linux and UNIX

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System Programming Handbook

Michael KerrisK

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Linux

Programming

in Terface

The Linux Programming Interface is the definitive guide

to the Linux and UNIX programming interface—the

interface employed by nearly every application that

runs on a Linux or UNIX system.

In this authoritative work, Linux programming

expert Michael Kerrisk provides detailed descriptions

of the system calls and library functions that you need

in order to master the craft of system programming,

and accompanies his explanations with clear, complete

example programs.

You’ll find descriptions of over 500 system calls

and library functions, and more than 200 example pro-

grams, 88 tables, and 115 diagrams. You’ll learn how to:

f   Read and write files efficiently

f   Use signals, clocks, and timers

f   Create processes and execute programs

f   Write secure programs

f   Write multithreaded programs using POSIX threads

f   Build and use shared libraries

f   Perform interprocess communication using pipes,

message queues, shared memory, and semaphores

f   Write network applications with the sockets API

While The Linux Programming Interface covers a wealth

of Linux-specific features, including epoll, inotify, and

the /proc file system, its emphasis on UNIX standards

(POSIX.1-2001/SUSv 3 and POSIX.1-2008/SUSv 4 )

makes it equally valuable to programmers working on

other UNIX platforms.

The Linux Programming Interface is the most com-

prehensive single-volume work on the Linux and UNIX

programming interface, and a book that’s destined to

become a new classic.

about the author

Michael Kerrisk (http://man7.org/) has been using and programming UNIX systems

for more than 20 years, and has taught many week-long courses on UNIX system

programming. Since 2004, he has maintained the man-pages project, which

produces the manual pages describing the Linux kernel and glibc programming

APIs. He has written or cowritten more than 250 of the manual pages and is actively

involved in the testing and design review of new Linux kernel-userspace interfaces.

Michael lives with his family in Munich, Germany.

The definiTive guide To Linux

and unix

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sys Tem Programming

covers current uNiX standards (PosiX.1-2001/susv 3 and Posi X.1-2008/sus v 4 )

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