System Programming in Linux

A Hands-On Introduction

Stewart Weiss (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

1032 Seiten

2025
No Starch Press,US (Verlag)
978-1-7185-0356-4 (ISBN)

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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.

Stewart N. Weiss was a professor in the computer science department of Hunter College for 38 years and was also on the faculty of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He developed courses in Unix system programming, parallel computing, software testing, and open source software development. Weiss holds a PhD in computer science from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Science of New York University. He has been working with Unix and C since 1983 and is passionate about sharing his knowledge of Unix and Linux systems.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2025
Verlagsort	San Francisco
Sprache	englisch
Maße	186 x 242 mm
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Betriebssysteme / Server ► Unix / Linux
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
ISBN-10	1-7185-0356-3 / 1718503563
ISBN-13	978-1-7185-0356-4 / 9781718503564
Zustand	Neuware