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	Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens's original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens's unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].		Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens's original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens's unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].

	The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.</ref name=bausum-lj-1997>		The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.<ref name="bausum-lj-1997" />

	[[OSNews]] describes it as "one of the best tech books ever published" in a review of the second edition.<ref name=Lolli-osn-2005>{{cite news\|last=Loli-Queru\|first=Eugenia\|title=Book Review: Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment\|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|accessdate=16 June 2011\|newspaper=[[OSNews]]\|date=October 4, 2005\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017103447/http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>		[[OSNews]] describes it as "one of the best tech books ever published" in a review of the second edition.<ref name=Lolli-osn-2005>{{cite news\|last=Loli-Queru\|first=Eugenia\|title=Book Review: Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment\|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|accessdate=16 June 2011\|newspaper=[[OSNews]]\|date=October 4, 2005\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017103447/http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>

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	Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens's original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens's unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].		Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens's original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens's unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].

	The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.<ref name=bausum-lj-1997>{{cite journal\|last=Bausum\|first=David\|title=Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment\|journal=[[Linux Journal]]\|date=October 1, 1997\|issue=42\|pages=41–42\|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011658/http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>		The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.</ref name=bausum-lj-1997>

	[[OSNews]] describes it as "one of the best tech books ever published" in a review of the second edition.<ref name=Lolli-osn-2005>{{cite news\|last=Loli-Queru\|first=Eugenia\|title=Book Review: Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment\|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|accessdate=16 June 2011\|newspaper=[[OSNews]]\|date=October 4, 2005\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017103447/http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>		[[OSNews]] describes it as "one of the best tech books ever published" in a review of the second edition.<ref name=Lolli-osn-2005>{{cite news\|last=Loli-Queru\|first=Eugenia\|title=Book Review: Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment\|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|accessdate=16 June 2011\|newspaper=[[OSNews]]\|date=October 4, 2005\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017103447/http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://www.apuebook.com/ ''Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment'' home page]		* [http://www.apuebook.com/ ''Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment'' home page]
	* [http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/5918/3 Interview] with 2nd. edition co-author Steven Rago, Ibrahim Haddad, ''Linux Planet'', July 5, 2005		* [http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/5918/3 Interview] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926225802/http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/5918/3 \|date=2011-09-26 }} with 2nd. edition co-author Steven Rago, Ibrahim Haddad, ''Linux Planet'', July 5, 2005
	* [http://www.infoq.com/articles/apue_interview Advanced UNIX Programming: An Interview with Stephen Rago]		* [http://www.infoq.com/articles/apue_interview Advanced UNIX Programming: An Interview with Stephen Rago]
	* [http://slashdot.org/story/05/07/09/2258248/advanced-programming-in-the-unix-env-2nd-ed Advanced Programming in the UNIX Env, 2nd Ed.]		* [http://slashdot.org/story/05/07/09/2258248/advanced-programming-in-the-unix-env-2nd-ed Advanced Programming in the UNIX Env, 2nd Ed.]

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	'''''Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment''''' is a [[computer programming]] book by [[W. Richard Stevens]] describing the [[application programming interface]] of the [[UNIX]] family of [[operating system]]s. The book illustrates UNIX [[application software\|application]] programming in the [[C (programming language)\|C programming language]].		'''''Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment''''' is a [[computer programming]] book by [[W. Richard Stevens]] describing the [[application programming interface]] of the [[UNIX]] family of [[operating system]]s. The book illustrates UNIX [[application software\|application]] programming in the [[C (programming language)\|C programming language]].

	The first edition of the book was published by [[Addison-Wesley]] in 1992. It covered programming for the two popular families of the Unix operating system, the [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (in particular 4.3 BSD and 386BSD) and AT&T's [[UNIX System V]] (particularly SVR4). The book covers [[system call]]s for operations on single [[file descriptor]]s, special calls like [[ioctl]] that operate on file descriptors, and operations on files and directories. It covers the [[stdio.h\|stdio]] section of the [[C standard library]], and other parts of the library as needed. The several chapters concern the APIs that control [[process (computing)\|processes]], [[process group]]s, [[daemon (computing)\|daemons]], [[inter-process communication]], and [[signal (computing)\|signals]]. One chapter is devoted to the Unix terminal control and another to the [[pseudo terminal]] concept and to libraries like [[termcap]] and [[curses (programming library)\|curses]] that build atop it. Stevens adds three chapters giving more concrete examples of Unix programming: he implements a database library, communicates with a [[PostScript]] printer, and with a modem. The book does not cover network programming: this is the subject of Stevens' 1990 book ''UNIX Network Programming'' and his subsequent three-volume ''[[TCP/IP Illustrated]]''.		The first edition of the book was published by [[Addison-Wesley]] in 1992. It covered programming for the two popular families of the Unix operating system, the [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (in particular 4.3 BSD and 386BSD) and AT&T's [[UNIX System V]] (particularly SVR4). The book covers [[system call]]s for operations on single [[file descriptor]]s, special calls like [[ioctl]] that operate on file descriptors, and operations on files and directories. It covers the [[stdio.h\|stdio]] section of the [[C standard library]], and other parts of the library as needed. The several chapters concern the APIs that control [[process (computing)\|processes]], [[process group]]s, [[daemon (computing)\|daemons]], [[inter-process communication]], and [[signal (computing)\|signals]]. One chapter is devoted to the Unix terminal control and another to the [[pseudo terminal]] concept and to libraries like [[termcap]] and [[curses (programming library)\|curses]] that build atop it. Stevens adds three chapters giving more concrete examples of Unix programming: he implements a database library, communicates with a [[PostScript]] printer, and with a modem. The book does not cover network programming: this is the subject of Stevens's 1990 book ''UNIX Network Programming'' and his subsequent three-volume ''[[TCP/IP Illustrated]]''.

	Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens' original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens' unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].		Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens's original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens's unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].

	The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.<ref name=bausum-lj-1997>{{cite journal\|last=Bausum\|first=David\|title=Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment\|journal=[[Linux Journal]]\|date=October 1, 1997\|issue=42\|pages=41–42\|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011658/http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>		The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.<ref name=bausum-lj-1997>{{cite journal\|last=Bausum\|first=David\|title=Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment\|journal=[[Linux Journal]]\|date=October 1, 1997\|issue=42\|pages=41–42\|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011658/http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>

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	The first edition of the book was published by [[Addison-Wesley]] in 1992. It covered programming for the two popular families of the Unix operating system, the [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (in particular 4.3 BSD and 386BSD) and AT&T's [[UNIX System V]] (particularly SVR4). The book covers [[system call]]s for operations on single [[file descriptor]]s, special calls like [[ioctl]] that operate on file descriptors, and operations on files and directories. It covers the [[stdio.h\|stdio]] section of the [[C standard library]], and other parts of the library as needed. The several chapters concern the APIs that control [[process (computing)\|processes]], [[process group]]s, [[daemon (computing)\|daemons]], [[inter-process communication]], and [[signal (computing)\|signals]]. One chapter is devoted to the Unix terminal control and another to the [[pseudo terminal]] concept and to libraries like [[termcap]] and [[curses (programming library)\|curses]] that build atop it. Stevens adds three chapters giving more concrete examples of Unix programming: he implements a database library, communicates with a [[PostScript]] printer, and with a modem. The book does not cover network programming: this is the subject of Stevens' 1990 book ''UNIX Network Programming'' and his subsequent three-volume ''[[TCP/IP Illustrated]]''.		The first edition of the book was published by [[Addison-Wesley]] in 1992. It covered programming for the two popular families of the Unix operating system, the [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (in particular 4.3 BSD and 386BSD) and AT&T's [[UNIX System V]] (particularly SVR4). The book covers [[system call]]s for operations on single [[file descriptor]]s, special calls like [[ioctl]] that operate on file descriptors, and operations on files and directories. It covers the [[stdio.h\|stdio]] section of the [[C standard library]], and other parts of the library as needed. The several chapters concern the APIs that control [[process (computing)\|processes]], [[process group]]s, [[daemon (computing)\|daemons]], [[inter-process communication]], and [[signal (computing)\|signals]]. One chapter is devoted to the Unix terminal control and another to the [[pseudo terminal]] concept and to libraries like [[termcap]] and [[curses (programming library)\|curses]] that build atop it. Stevens adds three chapters giving more concrete examples of Unix programming: he implements a database library, communicates with a [[PostScript]] printer, and with a modem. The book does not cover network programming: this is the subject of Stevens' 1990 book ''UNIX Network Programming'' and his subsequent three-volume ''[[TCP/IP Illustrated]]''.

	Stevens died in 1999 leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens' original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens' unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].		Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens' original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens' unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].

	The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review<ref name=bausum-lj-1997>{{cite journal\|last=Bausum\|first=David\|title=Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment\|journal=[[Linux Journal]]\|date=October 1, 1997\|issue=42\|pages=41–42\|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011658/http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>		The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.<ref name=bausum-lj-1997>{{cite journal\|last=Bausum\|first=David\|title=Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment\|journal=[[Linux Journal]]\|date=October 1, 1997\|issue=42\|pages=41–42\|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011658/http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>

	[[OSNews]] describes it as "one of the best tech books ever published" in a review of the second edition.<ref name=Lolli-osn-2005>{{cite news\|last=Loli-Queru\|first=Eugenia\|title=Book Review: Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment\|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|accessdate=16 June 2011\|newspaper=[[OSNews]]\|date=October 4, 2005\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017103447/http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>		[[OSNews]] describes it as "one of the best tech books ever published" in a review of the second edition.<ref name=Lolli-osn-2005>{{cite news\|last=Loli-Queru\|first=Eugenia\|title=Book Review: Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment\|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|accessdate=16 June 2011\|newspaper=[[OSNews]]\|date=October 4, 2005\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017103447/http://www.osnews.com/story/12098/Book_Review_Advanced_Programming_in_the_UNIX_Environment\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://www.apuebook.com/~~index.html~~ ''Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment'' home page]		* [http://www.apuebook.com/ ''Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment'' home page]
	* [http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/5918/3 Interview] with 2nd. edition co-author Steven Rago, Ibrahim Haddad, ''Linux Planet'', July 5, 2005		* [http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/5918/3 Interview] with 2nd. edition co-author Steven Rago, Ibrahim Haddad, ''Linux Planet'', July 5, 2005
	* [http://www.infoq.com/articles/apue_interview Advanced UNIX Programming: An Interview with Stephen Rago]		* [http://www.infoq.com/articles/apue_interview Advanced UNIX Programming: An Interview with Stephen Rago]

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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154834/http://slashdot.org/books/980807/143219.shtml REVIEW: Advanced Programming in the UNIX® Environment]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154834/http://slashdot.org/books/980807/143219.shtml REVIEW: Advanced Programming in the UNIX® Environment]

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	'''''Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment''''' is a [[computer programming]] book by [[W. Richard Stevens]] describing the [[application programming interface]] of the [[UNIX]] family of [[operating system]]s. The book illustrates UNIX [[application software\|application]] programming in the [[C (programming language)\|C programming language]].		'''''Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment''''' is a [[computer programming]] book by [[W. Richard Stevens]] describing the [[application programming interface]] of the [[UNIX]] family of [[operating system]]s. The book illustrates UNIX [[application software\|application]] programming in the [[C (programming language)\|C programming language]].

	The first edition of the book was published by [[Addison-Wesley]] in 1992. It covered programming for the two popular families of the Unix operating system, the [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (in particular 4.3 BSD and 386BSD) and AT&T's [[UNIX System V]] (particularly SVR4). The book covers [[system call]]s for operations on single [[file descriptor]]s, special calls like [[ioctl]] that operate on file descriptors, and operations on files and directories. It covers the [[stdio.h\|stdio]] section of the [[C standard library]], and other parts of the library as needed. The several chapters concern the APIs that control [[process (computing)\|processes]], [[process group]]s, [[daemon (computing)\|daemons]], [[inter-process communication]], and [[signal (computing)\|signals]]. One chapter is devoted to the Unix terminal control and another to the [[pseudo terminal]] concept and to libraries like [[termcap]] and [[curses (programming library)\|curses]] that build atop it. Stevens adds three chapters giving more concrete examples of Unix programming: he implements a database library, communicates with a [[PostScript]] printer, and with a modem. The book does not cover network programming: this is the subject of Stevens' 1990 book ''UNIX Network Programming'' and his subsequent three-volume ''[[TCP/IP Illustrated]]''.		The first edition of the book was published by [[Addison-Wesley]] in 1992. It covered programming for the two popular families of the Unix operating system, the [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (in particular 4.3 BSD and 386BSD) and AT&T's [[UNIX System V]] (particularly SVR4). The book covers [[system call]]s for operations on single [[file descriptor]]s, special calls like [[ioctl]] that operate on file descriptors, and operations on files and directories. It covers the [[stdio.h\|stdio]] section of the [[C standard library]], and other parts of the library as needed. The several chapters concern the APIs that control [[process (computing)\|processes]], [[process group]]s, [[daemon (computing)\|daemons]], [[inter-process communication]], and [[signal (computing)\|signals]]. One chapter is devoted to the Unix terminal control and another to the [[pseudo terminal]] concept and to libraries like [[termcap]] and [[curses (programming library)\|curses]] that build atop it. Stevens adds three chapters giving more concrete examples of Unix programming: he implements a database library, communicates with a [[PostScript]] printer, and with a modem. The book does not cover network programming: this is the subject of Stevens's 1990 book ''UNIX Network Programming'' and his subsequent three-volume ''[[TCP/IP Illustrated]]''.

	Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens' original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens' unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].		Stevens died in 1999, leaving a second edition incomplete. With the increasing popularity and technical diversification of Unix derivatives, and largely compatible systems like the [[Linux]] environment, the code and coverage of Stevens's original became increasingly outdated. Working with Stevens's unfinished notes, Stephen A. Rago completed a second edition which Addison-Wesley published in 2005. This added support for [[FreeBSD]], Linux, Sun's [[Solaris (operating system)\|Solaris]], and Apple's [[Darwin (operating system)\|Darwin]], and added coverage of multithreaded programming with [[POSIX Threads]]. The second edition features a foreword by [[Dennis Ritchie]] and a Unix-themed ''[[Dilbert]]'' strip by [[Scott Adams]].

	The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.<ref name=bausum-lj-1997>{{cite journal\|last=Bausum\|first=David\|title=Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment\|journal=[[Linux Journal]]\|date=October 1, 1997\|issue=42\|pages=41–42\|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011658/http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>		The book has been widely lauded as well written, well crafted, and comprehensive. It received a "hearty recommendation" in a ''[[Linux Journal]]'' review.<ref name=bausum-lj-1997>{{cite journal\|last=Bausum\|first=David\|title=Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment\|journal=[[Linux Journal]]\|date=October 1, 1997\|issue=42\|pages=41–42\|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017011658/http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2364\|archivedate=2013-10-17}}</ref>