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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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The Linux Programming Interface
AuthorMichael Kerrisk
LanguageEnglish
SeriesLearning
Subjectcovers current UNIX® standards (POSIX.1-2001 /SUSv3 and POSIX.1-2008 /SUSv4 )
Published2010 (No Starch Press)
Pages1512
ISBN978-1-59327-220-3

The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook is a book written by Michael Kerrisk, which documents the APIs of the Linux kernel and the GNU C Library (glibc).

Book

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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, and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author is a former writer for the Linux Weekly News[1] and the current maintainer for the Linux man pages project.[2]

The Linux Programming Interface has been translated into several languages.[3]

  • The Linux kernel API to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the System Call Interface and the GNU C Library.
    The Linux kernel API to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the System Call Interface and the GNU C Library.
  • In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are ABIs.
    In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are ABIs.
  • Simplified illustration of the Linux kernel's structure.
    Simplified illustration of the Linux kernel's structure.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk". lwn.net. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  2. ^ "Linux man-pages home". kernel.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. ^ "Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface'". man7.org. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
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