UNIX System Programming

Author: Robbins
Publisher:
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book thoroughly elaborates on software design methods that enable the UNIX operating system to perform its powerful functions, offering a clear and easy-to-understand introduction to the essence of UNIX programming. The two authors, with years of experience in teaching and research, have meticulously crafted the book, starting with short code snippets demonstrating how to use system calls and skillfully transitioning to practical projects, gradually expanding the readers' technical proficiency. The book conducts an in-depth study of communication, concurrency, and multithreading issues; it provides comprehensive and lucid explanations of complex concepts, such as signals and concurrency, and is renowned for this. Another feature of the book is its inclusion of numerous examples, exercises, reusable code, and simplified libraries beneficial for network communication programs. Additionally, the book serves as a complete reference based on the new UNIX standard, fully covering topics related to files, signals, semaphores, POSIX threads, and client-server communication. Furthermore, the new chapters on Web, UDP, and server performance added in this edition also enhance the book's appeal. The book contains many interesting project designs with reference answers, such as command interpreters, WWW redirection, Internet audio broadcasting, and server performance, which can be refined slightly to become usable programs for software developers to refer to. The book's Web site http://usp.cs.utsa.edu/usp provides readers with extensive resources, including all downloadable programs, which are free to use. Additionally, the site includes links to simulators, testing tools, course materials prepared by the authors, and an errata list. This book is a classic textbook for UNIX system programming, updated based on the new UNIX standard, fully covering topics such as files, signals, POSIX threads, UDP, Web, and client-server communication, conducting an in-depth study of communication, concurrency, and multithreading issues, and providing comprehensive, thorough, and clear explanations of complex concepts, which is well-known. The book not only offers numerous examples and exercises but also specifically designed targeted projects with reference answers to help readers understand related concepts and enhance their application skills. This book is suitable as a textbook for computer science majors in higher education institutions and can also be referenced by software developers.