Linux and Unix are essentially two takes on the same operating system, with Linux serving as the free, open-source version. This book serves as an all-around introduction to programming for a Linux or Unix operating system, covering how to write programs on and for the Linux OS, how to work efficiently within a Unix/Linux environment, and how the underlying design and structure of the Unix OS work. The author's friendly, conversational style reflects his more than 40 years of experience teaching this material. Numerous diagrams included in each chapter illustrate and simplify key concepts, while hands-on projects help to cement lessons that build on one another through the book. Prior programming experience, preferably in C or C++, is helpful but not required. No knowledge of Linux or Unix is necessary, but readers will need access to a Linux system.Linux and Unix are essentially two takes on the same operating system, with Linux serving as the free, open-source version. This book serves as an all-around introduction to programming for a Linux or Unix operating system, covering how to write programs on and for the Linux OS, how to work efficiently within a Unix/Linux environment, and how the underlying design and structure of the Unix OS work. The author's friendly, conversational style reflects his more than 40 years of experience teaching this material. Numerous diagrams included in each chapter illustrate and simplify key concepts, while hands-on projects help to cement lessons that build on one another through the book. Prior programming experience, preferably in C or C++, is helpful but not required. No knowledge of Linux or Unix is necessary, but readers will need access to a Linux system.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Core Concepts
Chapter 2: Fundamentals of System Programming
Chapter 3: Times, Dates, and Locales
Chapter 4: Basic Concepts of File I/O
Chapter 5: File I/O and Login Accounting
Chapter 6: Overview of Filesystems and Files
Chapter 7: The Directory Hierarchy
Chapter 8: Introduction to Signals
Chapter 9: Timers and Sleep Functions
Chapter 10: Process Fundamentals
Chapter 11: Process Creation and Termination
Chapter 12: Introduction to Interprocess Communication
Chapter 13: Pipes and FIFOs
Chapter 14: Client-Server Applications and Daemons
Chapter 15: Introduction to Threads
Chapter 16: Thread Synchronizations
Chapter 17: Alternative Methods of I/O
Chapter 18: Terminals and Terminal I/O
Chapter 19: Interactive Programming and the NCurses Library
Appendix A: Creating Libraries
Appendix B: Unicode and UTF-8
Appendix C: Date and Time Format Specifiers
Bibliography
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