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Linux Programming by Example (By Example) (Paperback)
by Kurt Wall (Author)
  4.0 out of 5 stars 11 customer reviews (11 customer reviews)  

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Book Description
Linux Programming By Example introduces programmers with some background in C but no knowledge of the specifics of Linux programming to the fundamentals of Linux system programming and application development. Topics covered include using GNU development tools, system programming, file handling in Linux, interprocess communication, network programming, application programming interfaces, debugging and memory management, and version control and software distribution.

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Discusses how LINUX works at the system level by learning how and when to manipulate processes, send and catch signals, and use calls, and how to manipulate and read pipes and FIFOs. Softcover.

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  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Que; 1st edition (December 3, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0789722151
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789722157
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars 11 customer reviews (11 customer reviews)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very decent book, June 20, 2000
By "a_k" (Moscow Russia) - See all my reviews
The book consists of 5 parts, appendices (the 6th part) and covers the following topics:

1. Introduction to Linux environment and basic development tools (gcc and make).

2. System programming (processes, signals, system calls, file handling and daemons).

3. Some Linux APIs (Berkeley database, ncurses, sound API) and creating your own libraries.

4. Interprocess communication (pipes, shared memory, semaphores and sockets).

5. Programming utilities (RCS, gdb, RPM and other packaging).

Everything is done using C. All explanations are clear and concise, and are illustrated by the sample project. Appendices contain lots of useful Internet links by categories.

The book looks very good but in my opinion it could be even better if the author used C++ instead of C. Writing UI with ncurses is a bit obsolete, but the author has promised to write about Xwindow and OpenGL in his next book. We'll see.

SUMMARY: in my opinion if you have at least a moderate Unix/Linux experience you won't learn too much from this book. But if you know a little about Unix/Linux programming (and have a working knowledge of C) you will probably love it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Whoops, where's the errata?, April 18, 2001
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