The Linux Programming Interface (TLPI) is the definitive guide to the Linux and UNIX programming interface, used by almost every application running on a Linux or UNIX system. In this authoritative work, Linux programming expert Michael Kerrisk provides detailed descriptions of the system calls and library functions you need to master the art of system programming, accompanying his explanations with clear and comprehensive example programs. You will find descriptions of over 500 system calls and library functions, more than 200 example programs, 88 tables, and 115 diagrams.

You will learn how to: Read and write files efficiently, use signals, clocks, and timers, create processes and execute programs, write secure programs, write multithreaded programs using POSIX threads, create and use shared libraries, perform interprocess communication using pipes, message queues, shared memory, and semaphores, as well as write network applications with the sockets API.

Publication Year: 2010, Dimensions: 18x18cm