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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 (ISBN 978-1-59327-220-3) is a book written by Michael Kerrisk, a former writer for the Linux Weekly News[1] and the current maintainer for the Linux man pages project,[2] which documents the APIs of the Linux kernel and of the GNU C Library (glibc). It is currently in its 1st edition, published by No Starch Press October 2010 (ISBN 978-1-59327-220-3). 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, and provides learning exercises at the end of many chapters.

Jake Edge a 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."[3] 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…"[4]

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".[5]

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References

  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. ^ "Review: The Linux Programming Interface". lwn.net. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  4. ^ "The Linux Programming Interface". slashdot.org. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  5. ^ "FOSDEM 2011 interview". 2011-02-06. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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