Sams Teach Yourself Linux Programming in 24 Hours : Complete Learning Edition

by Gay, Warren; Zhang, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780672318245
• ISBN10: 0672318245
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

Linux is quickly becoming the operating system of the future. With easily downloaded information from the Internet, relentless programmers coming up with newer versions with greater potential, and the practically cost-free reality of Linux, learning to program it has become a necessity for serious operating system administrators and systems developers. With Sams Teach Yourself Linux Programming in 24 Hours, Complete Learning Edition, you will have the perfect starter kit to get up and running with Linux programming. Learn the basics, necessities, and then the more advanced topics that everyday Linux programmers encounter-all through easy, step-by-step solutions that walk you through the instructions and practices.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Getting Started	3	(18)
Managing Your Source Code	21	(18)
Writing a Linux Utility	39	(18)
Modular Programming in C	57	(18)
Introducing Makefiles	75	(20)
Linux Command-Line Option Processing	95	(22)
Error Handling and Reporting	117	(24)
The Linux main Program and Its Environment	141	(24)
Useful Debugging Techniques	165	(16)
Static and Shared Libraries	181	(18)
Advanced String Functions	199	(18)
Conversion Functions	217	(22)
Linux, Date and Time Facilities	239	(24)
Userid, Password, and Group Management	263	(16)
File System Information and Management	279	(20)
Temporary Files and Process Cleanup	299	(18)
Pipes and Processes	317	(18)
Forked Processes	335	(22)
Semaphores	357	(26)
Shared Memory	383	(28)
Message Queues	411	(24)
Signals	435	(24)
Client/Server Programming	459	(24)
Using the Man Pages	483	(16)
Appendix A Quiz Answers	499	(12)
Index	511