Unix System Programming for System Vr4

by Dave Curry

Book Overview

Any program worth its salt uses operating system services. Even a simple program, if practical, reads input and produces output. And, most applications have more complex needs. They need to find out... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565921631
• ISBN13: 9781565921634
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 617 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Also a good book on C

This book isn't just a handy reference for programming in C in the UNIX environment; it's a useful reference for any C programmer. For example, the discussion of file I/O is very clear.

Outstanding!

In my opinion, this is the best book on UNIX programming I have seen. If you already know C and want to learn how to program on the UNIX os, this is the book to get. This is what taught me. I usually always have this book with me. I even like the color!

A jump-start for system programming for Unix.

This book is written in a very easy and understandable way. It explains main concepts, system calls and their parameters and how to use them. It lays an excellent ground for a quick start in UNIX systems programming and prepares for more in-depth material like books by R. Stevens. I would say that this book is a must-read for all starters.

Excellent book

This book gives an excellent introduction to systems programming in unix. Within a couple of weeks of buying this book, I was able to design and implement a multi-process client server (socket based) application from scratch. The author also discusses the common C library functions used and the caveats there of. (for instance, the gets() function is a dangerous one!) Although I program a lot in windows NT, I still find this book to be a good reference, especially when porting applications from unix to NT. One thing that I wish the book had is a discussion on remote procedure calls (RPC).

how to REALLY program on Unix

simply the best book on unix programming. simple, straightfoward examples...clear text. i learned more about unix as a whole by reading this book than any other unix book. also a good reference book.