The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook

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The Linux Programming Interface (TLPI) by Michael Kerrisk is an all-inclusive handbook on the Linux and UNIX programming interface. Almost every application on Linux and UNIX systems employs this interface, making the book a must-read for system programming enthusiasts. The book offers comprehensive explanations of critical system calls and library functions necessary to develop a strong grip on system programming. It has over 500 descriptions of system calls and library functions, over 200 example programs, and numerous tables and diagrams. The book provides an excellent insight into the following topics:

• Efficient reading and writing of files
• Utilization of signals, clocks, and timers
• Creation and execution of programs
• Writing of safe and secure programs
• Usage of POSIX threads to write multithreaded programs
• Building and usage of shared libraries
• Interprocess communication using pipes, message queues, shared memory, and semaphores
• Writing of network applications using the sockets API

The book primarily focuses on UNIX standards- POSIX.1-2001/SUSv3 and POSIX.1-2008/SUSv4, so it is equally useful to programmers working on other UNIX platforms. In addition, the book covers a range of Linux-specific features such as epoll, inotify, and the /proc file system. With its comprehensive coverage, The Linux Programming Interface equips developers with all the necessary tools to navigate UNIX and Linux system programming.

The book is an impressive 1552-page hardcover and comes in English. It has an ISBN-10 of 1593272200 and an ISBN-13 of 978-1593272203. The item weighs 5.05 pounds, with dimensions of 7.25 x 2.29 x 9.5 inches. The Linux Programming Interface is published by No Starch Press and was first published on October 28, 2010.