Computer Science

A comprehensive examination of UNIX® system calls—the interface between user programs and the kernel.

• features in-depth coverage of AT&T Systems III and V, IBM's PC/IX, and Microsoft's Xenix 3.
• offers practical advice on how and when to use—and not use—system calls, based on the author's extensive experience with UNIX.
• provides hints on making applications portable.
• emphasizes strengths and limitations of UNIX.
• explains the rationale behind many UNIX design features.
• contains a logical grouping of system calls to facilitate study in conjunction with operating system texts.
• contains over 100 detailed, tested example programs.

1. Fundamental Concepts.
2. Basic File I/O.
3. Advanced File I/O.
4. Terminal I/O.
5. Processes.
6. Basic Interprocess Communication.
7. Advanced Interprocess Communication.
8. Signals.
9. Miscellaneous System Calls.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Index.

UNIX--Advanced  (Computer Science)

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  Advanced UNIX Programming, 2/E
  Rochkind
  ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 736 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131411543 | ISBN-13: 9780131411548
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  The changes to UNIX programming that have taken place since 1985 are extensive to say the least. The first edition of Advanced UNIX Programming is still used and considered to be a must have book on any UNIX programmer's shelf.

  With this new edition UNIX programmers now have a one-volume, comprehensive, in-depth guide to the essential system-level services provided to them by the UNIX family of operating systems - now including Linux, FreeBSD, and the Mac OS X kernel (Darwin). All UNIX application programs, regardless of what language they are written in, run on top of these services, so mastering them is essential for successful UNIX programming. And, with a movement towards open-source systems, programmers will appreciate the book's emphasis on portability.

Interwrite Personal Response System
EduCue, Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings
©2004 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321267354 | ISBN-13: 9780321267351

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