The Linux Programming Interface - Revision history

LuigiTime69: Removed unnecessary information that the book is "well regarded". However, if necessary a section on it's reception may be needed. Also altered language in the book section to better conform with the tone of Wikipedia.

2024-08-21T10:47:24Z

Removed unnecessary information that the book is "well regarded". However, if necessary a section on it's reception may be needed. Also altered language in the book section to better conform with the tone of Wikipedia.

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	The book covers topics related to the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It chronicles the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. The book provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		The book covers topics related to the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It chronicles the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. The book provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a ~~well-regarded<ref>{{cite~~ ~~book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and is available for readers in~~ several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>

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	==Book==		==Book==
	The book covers topics related to the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It chronicles the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		The book covers topics related to the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It chronicles the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. The book provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a well-regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and is available for readers in several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a well-regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and is available for readers in several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>

Ticonderago: Unrelated to the Book

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Unrelated to the Book

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	At [[FOSDEM]] 2016 Michael Kerrisk, the author of ''The Linux Programming Interface'', explained some of the issues with the Linux kernel's [[User space and kernel space\|user space]] API he and others perceive. It is littered with design errors: APIs which are non-extensible, unmaintainable, overly complex, limited-purpose, violations of standards, and inconsistent. Most of those mistakes can't be fixed because doing so would break the ABI that the kernel presents to user-space binaries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/design_linux_kernel_api/ \|title=How to design a Linux kernel API \|author=[[Michael Kerrisk]] \|date=2016-01-31}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Hamsheena: The Linux Programming Interface" documents Linux kernel and GNU C Library APIs, eliminating redundancy with "and of." Added "the" for clarity: "The book covers Linux operating system topics." "Enlists" to "chronicles" for accuracy: "It outlines Unix's history and Linux's creation." Removed redundancy: "The author, a former Linux Weekly News writer, now maintains Linux man pages." internal link on user space.

2024-03-14T16:34:43Z

The Linux Programming Interface" documents Linux kernel and GNU C Library APIs, eliminating redundancy with "and of." Added "the" for clarity: "The book covers Linux operating system topics." "Enlists" to "chronicles" for accuracy: "It outlines Unix's history and Linux's creation." Removed redundancy: "The author, a former Linux Weekly News writer, now maintains Linux man pages." internal link on user space.

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	'''''The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook''''' is a book written by [[Michael Kerrisk]], which documents the [[Application programming interface\|APIs]] of the [[Linux kernel]] and of the [[GNU C Library]] (glibc).		'''''The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook''''' is a book written by [[Michael Kerrisk]], which documents the [[Application programming interface\|APIs]] of the [[Linux kernel]] and the [[GNU C Library]] (glibc).

	==Book==		==Book==
	The book covers topics related to Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It ~~enlists~~ the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author ~~was~~ a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		The book covers topics related to the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It chronicles the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a well-regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and is available for readers in several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a well-regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and is available for readers in several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>
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	At [[FOSDEM]] 2016 Michael Kerrisk, the author of ''The Linux Programming Interface'', explained some of the issues with the Linux kernel's user-space API he and others perceive. It is littered with design errors: APIs which are non-extensible, unmaintainable, overly complex, limited-purpose, violations of standards, and inconsistent. Most of those mistakes can't be fixed because doing so would break the ABI that the kernel presents to user-space binaries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/design_linux_kernel_api/ \|title=How to design a Linux kernel API \|author=[[Michael Kerrisk]] \|date=2016-01-31}}</ref>		At [[FOSDEM]] 2016 Michael Kerrisk, the author of ''The Linux Programming Interface'', explained some of the issues with the Linux kernel's [[User space and kernel space\|user space]] API he and others perceive. It is littered with design errors: APIs which are non-extensible, unmaintainable, overly complex, limited-purpose, violations of standards, and inconsistent. Most of those mistakes can't be fixed because doing so would break the ABI that the kernel presents to user-space binaries.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/design_linux_kernel_api/ \|title=How to design a Linux kernel API \|author=[[Michael Kerrisk]] \|date=2016-01-31}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Jalal Khanahmadi at 08:50, 14 February 2024

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	The book covers topics related to Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It enlists the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		The book covers topics related to Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It enlists the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a well regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and is available for readers in several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a well-regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and is available for readers in several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>

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made it neutral

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	==Book==		==Book==
	It covers topics ~~dealing~~ ~~with the~~ Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as ~~well~~ ~~as a~~ history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		The book covers topics related to Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It enlists the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a ~~widely~~ regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and ~~has~~ ~~been~~ ~~translated~~ ~~into~~ several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a well regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and is available for readers in several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>

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OpalYosutebito: /* Book */cleaning up/removing nonexistent parameters across Wikipedia using AutoWikiBrowser

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	It covers topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as a history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		It covers topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as a history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[~~Systems programming\|~~systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>

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	\|File:Linux kernel System Call Interface and glibc.svg\|The Linux kernel [[Application programming interface\|API]] to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the [[system call\|System Call Interface]] and the [[GNU C Library]].		\|File:Linux kernel System Call Interface and glibc.svg\|The Linux kernel [[Application programming interface\|API]] to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the [[system call\|System Call Interface]] and the [[GNU C Library]].
	\|File:Linux kernel interfaces.svg\|In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are [[Application binary interface\|ABIs]].		\|File:Linux kernel interfaces.svg\|In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are [[Application binary interface\|ABIs]].

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	==Book==		==Book==
	It covers ~~a wide array of~~ topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as ~~providing~~ a ~~brief~~ history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides ~~many~~ samples of code written in ~~the~~ [[C (programming language)\|C]] ~~programming language~~, and ~~provides~~ learning exercises at the end of ~~many~~ chapters. ~~Kerrisk~~ is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		It covers topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as a history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> ~~as the definitive~~ work on Linux [[Systems programming\|systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref> Jake Edge, writer for [[LWN.net]], in his review of the book, said, "I found it to be extremely useful and expect to return to it frequently. Anyone who has an interest in programming for Linux will likely feel the same way."<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/423417/ \|title= Review: The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> Federico Lucifredi, the product manager for the [[SUSE Linux Enterprise]] and [[openSUSE]] distributions, also praised the book, saying that "''The Linux Programming Encyclopedia'' would have been a perfectly adequate title for it in my opinion" and called the book "…a work of encyclopedic breadth and depth, spanning in great detail concepts usually spread in a multitude of medium-sized books…"<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/08/1430238/The-Linux-Programming-Interface \|title= The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= slashdot.org \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> [[Lennart Poettering]], the software engineer best known for [[PulseAudio]] and [[systemd]], advises people to "get yourself a copy of The Linux Programming Interface, ignore everything it says about POSIX compatibility and hack away your amazing Linux software".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2011/interview/lennart-poettering.html \|title=FOSDEM 2011 interview \|date=2011-02-06 \|access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[Systems programming\|systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>

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	It covers a wide array of topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as providing a brief history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides many samples of code written in the [[C (programming language)\|C]] programming language, and provides learning exercises at the end of many chapters. Kerrisk is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		It covers a wide array of topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as providing a brief history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides many samples of code written in the [[C (programming language)\|C]] programming language, and provides learning exercises at the end of many chapters. Kerrisk is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> as the definitive work on Linux ~~system~~ programming and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref> Jake Edge, writer for [[LWN.net]], in his review of the book, said, "I found it to be extremely useful and expect to return to it frequently. Anyone who has an interest in programming for Linux will likely feel the same way."<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/423417/ \|title= Review: The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> Federico Lucifredi, the product manager for the [[SUSE Linux Enterprise]] and [[openSUSE]] distributions, also praised the book, saying that "''The Linux Programming Encyclopedia'' would have been a perfectly adequate title for it in my opinion" and called the book "…a work of encyclopedic breadth and depth, spanning in great detail concepts usually spread in a multitude of medium-sized books…"<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/08/1430238/The-Linux-Programming-Interface \|title= The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= slashdot.org \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> [[Lennart Poettering]], the software engineer best known for [[PulseAudio]] and [[systemd]], advises people to "get yourself a copy of The Linux Programming Interface, ignore everything it says about POSIX compatibility and hack away your amazing Linux software".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2011/interview/lennart-poettering.html \|title=FOSDEM 2011 interview \|date=2011-02-06 \|access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> as the definitive work on Linux [[Systems programming\|systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref> Jake Edge, writer for [[LWN.net]], in his review of the book, said, "I found it to be extremely useful and expect to return to it frequently. Anyone who has an interest in programming for Linux will likely feel the same way."<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/423417/ \|title= Review: The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> Federico Lucifredi, the product manager for the [[SUSE Linux Enterprise]] and [[openSUSE]] distributions, also praised the book, saying that "''The Linux Programming Encyclopedia'' would have been a perfectly adequate title for it in my opinion" and called the book "…a work of encyclopedic breadth and depth, spanning in great detail concepts usually spread in a multitude of medium-sized books…"<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/08/1430238/The-Linux-Programming-Interface \|title= The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= slashdot.org \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> [[Lennart Poettering]], the software engineer best known for [[PulseAudio]] and [[systemd]], advises people to "get yourself a copy of The Linux Programming Interface, ignore everything it says about POSIX compatibility and hack away your amazing Linux software".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2011/interview/lennart-poettering.html \|title=FOSDEM 2011 interview \|date=2011-02-06 \|access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>

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	'''''The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook''''' is a book written by [[Michael Kerrisk]], which documents the [[Application programming interface\|APIs]] of the [[Linux kernel]] and of the [[GNU C Library]] (glibc).		'''''The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook''''' is a book written by [[Michael Kerrisk]], which documents the [[Application programming interface\|APIs]] of the [[Linux kernel]] and of the [[GNU C Library]] (glibc).

	==Book ==		==Book==
	It covers a wide array of topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as providing a brief history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides many samples of code written in the [[C (programming language)\|C]] programming language, and provides learning exercises at the end of many chapters. Kerrisk is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		It covers a wide array of topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as providing a brief history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides many samples of code written in the [[C (programming language)\|C]] programming language, and provides learning exercises at the end of many chapters. Kerrisk is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> as the definitive work on Linux system programming and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref> Jake Edge, writer for [[LWN.net]], in his review of the book, said, "I found it to be extremely useful and expect to return to it frequently. Anyone who has an interest in programming for Linux will likely feel the same way."<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/423417/ \|title= Review: The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> Federico Lucifredi, the product manager for the [[SUSE Linux Enterprise]] and [[openSUSE]] distributions, also praised the book, saying that "''The Linux Programming Encyclopedia'' would have been a perfectly adequate title for it in my opinion" and called the book "…a work of encyclopedic breadth and depth, spanning in great detail concepts usually spread in a multitude of medium-sized books…"<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/08/1430238/The-Linux-Programming-Interface \|title= The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= slashdot.org \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> [[Lennart Poettering]], the software engineer best known for [[PulseAudio]] and [[systemd]], advises people to "get yourself a copy of The Linux Programming Interface, ignore everything it says about POSIX compatibility and hack away your amazing Linux software".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2011/interview/lennart-poettering.html \|title=FOSDEM 2011 interview \|date=2011-02-06 \|access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> as the definitive work on Linux system programming and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref> Jake Edge, writer for [[LWN.net]], in his review of the book, said, "I found it to be extremely useful and expect to return to it frequently. Anyone who has an interest in programming for Linux will likely feel the same way."<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/423417/ \|title= Review: The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> Federico Lucifredi, the product manager for the [[SUSE Linux Enterprise]] and [[openSUSE]] distributions, also praised the book, saying that "''The Linux Programming Encyclopedia'' would have been a perfectly adequate title for it in my opinion" and called the book "…a work of encyclopedic breadth and depth, spanning in great detail concepts usually spread in a multitude of medium-sized books…"<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/08/1430238/The-Linux-Programming-Interface \|title= The Linux Programming Interface \| publisher= slashdot.org \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> [[Lennart Poettering]], the software engineer best known for [[PulseAudio]] and [[systemd]], advises people to "get yourself a copy of The Linux Programming Interface, ignore everything it says about POSIX compatibility and hack away your amazing Linux software".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2011/interview/lennart-poettering.html \|title=FOSDEM 2011 interview \|date=2011-02-06 \|access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>

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	It covers topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as a history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>		It covers topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as a history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)\|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ \|title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk \| publisher= lwn.net \|access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/\|title=Linux man-pages home\|publisher=kernel.org\|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

	''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[~~Systems programming\|~~systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>		''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a widely regarded<ref>{{cite book \|title=Amazon's Readers Review \|isbn=978-1593272203 \|last1=Kerrisk \|first1=Michael \|date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html \|title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' \|publisher=man7.org \|access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>

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	\|File:Linux kernel System Call Interface and glibc.svg\|The Linux kernel [[Application programming interface\|API]] to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the [[system call\|System Call Interface]] and the [[GNU C Library]].		\|File:Linux kernel System Call Interface and glibc.svg\|The Linux kernel [[Application programming interface\|API]] to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the [[system call\|System Call Interface]] and the [[GNU C Library]].
	\|File:Linux kernel interfaces.svg\|In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are [[Application binary interface\|ABIs]].		\|File:Linux kernel interfaces.svg\|In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are [[Application binary interface\|ABIs]].