The Linux programming interface : a Linux and UNIX system programming handbook / Michael Kerrisk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerrisk, Michael, 1961-

Contributor:

Safari Books Online (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linux.

UNIX (Computer file).

Operating systems (Computers).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xli, 1506 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The Linux Programming Interface describes the Linux API (application programming interface)the system calls, library functions, and other low-level interfaces that are used, directly or indirectly, by every program that runs on Linux. Programs that explicitly use these interfaces are commonly called system programs, and include applications such as shells, editors, windowing systems, terminal emulators, file managers, compilers, database management systems, virtual machines, network servers, and much of the other software that is employed on a daily basis on Linux systems. Extensively indexed and heavily cross-referenced, The Linux Programming Interface is both an introductory guide for readers new to the topic of system programming, and a comprehensive reference for experienced system programmers. Although this book goes into detail on a wealth of Linux-specific features, it gives careful attention to contemporary Unix programming standards and to portability issues. - Publisher.

Contents:

History and standards

Fundamental concepts

System programming concepts

File I/O : the universal I/O model

File I/O : further details

Processes

Memory allocation

Users and groups

Process credentials

Time

System limits and options

System and process information

File I/O buffering

File systems

File attributes

Extended attributes

Access control lists

Directories and links

Monitoring file events

Signals : fundamental concepts

Signals : signal handlers

Signals : advanced features

Timers and sleeping

Process creation

Process termination

Monitoring child processes

Program execution

Process creation and program execution in more detail

Threads : introduction

Threads : thread synchronization

Threads : thread safety and per-thread storage

Threads : thread cancellation

Threads : further details

Process groups, sessions, and job control

Process priorities and scheduling

Process resources

Daemons

Writing secure privileged programs

Capabilities

Login accounting

Fundamentals of shared libraries

Advanced features of shared libraries

Interprocess communication overview

Pipes and FIFOs

Introduction to System V IPC

System V message queues

System V semaphores

System V shared memory

Memory mappings

Virtual memory operations

Introduction to POSIX IPC

POSIX message queues

POSIX semaphores

POSIX shared memory

File locking

Sockets : introduction

Sockets : UNIX domain

Sockets : fundamentals of TCP/IP networks

Sockets : Internet domains

Sockets : server design

Sockets : advanced topics

Terminals

Alternative I/O models

Pseudoterminals

Appendixes. Tracing system calls

Parsing command-line options

Casting the NULL pointer

Kernel configuration

Further sources of information

Solutions to selected exercises.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1437-1445) and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kerrisk, Michael, 1961- Linux programming interface.

ISBN:

9781593272913

159327291X

9781593272203

1593272200

OCLC:

728672600

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.