Understanding UNIX/LINUX Programming: A Guide to Theory and Practice (Paperback)

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"The material covered goes to the right depth to allow students to understand the UNIX operating system to program it. I wish a book of this calibre was available during my graduate studies as it would have helped me tremendously in learning to program the UNIX system." — Sam R. Thangiah, Slippery Rock University

"This text is one of the most accurate and articulate that I have read. It is easily readable." — Lawrence B. Wells, Dallas County Community College

Product Description

For courses in Unix Systems Programming, Unix System Administration, and as a supplemental text for courses in Advanced Networks and Systems Programming. This readable and comprehensive text clearly explains Unix programming and structure by addressing the solid fundamentals of Unix and providing different solutions to problems. All ideas and principles are introduced in the context of a practical problem, and excellent use is made of illustrations and listings in the text. Projects are solved by the development of complete programs, which are clearly commented on and integrated with explanations in the text.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 530 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; illustrated edition edition (December 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130083968
• ISBN-13: 978-0130083968
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #509,748 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, December 30, 2002

By	Christos Karayiannis (3o TEE Karditsas, GREECE) - See all my reviews

"Understanding Unix/Linux Programming" takes an interesting approach trying to show the principles of Unix programming, it analyses the shell commands using three steps:

I. use the command

II. find information about the command

III. create the command using C language and the standard library

Thus, it doesn't only teach Unix/Linux programming it presents a way of thinking and solving a problem using the available information someone can obtain from man pages.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on signals, June 1, 2003

By	xliu (San Bernardino, California) - See all my reviews

I have been looking for a book that went into details with signals and sockets. This has me a lot in my job and the book
has solved my programming problems in many ways. I hope many can make use of this book because I have. I definitely recommend this book for beginner on Unix programming. It has many good examples to follow.

Take the time to read this book. It is very resourceful and will give you a very good understanding of the Unix Kernel and Commands.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to Unix System Programming, December 31, 2002

By	"pcbme" (Westford, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This is the best Unix system programming book I've ever read. Some other books also cover the topic well, but they are more like manuals. This one is definitely more readable and explains how things works more clearly.

Although it's not cheap, I feel this book worth those $$.