Edward Roper wrote:
> Im looking to expand my knowledge of UNIX/Linux programming. i.e. UNIX/Linux
> specific issues. I tend to learn best from books, but don't know which book
> to go with. Any suggestions? Any comments on that UNIX Programming book by
> Richard Stevens?
I'd recommend it. It sticks to core Unix functionality, i.e. it
doesn't describe sockets, or much of the stuff that's standard on Unix
systems but not actually part of Unix proper (curses, X, pthreads,
dbm, ...).
It does cover the various differences between POSIX/FIPS, BSD, SVR4,
XPG (to a lesser extent), and certain standardisation issues (i.e.
using sysconf/pathconf to get implementation details rather than
guessing).
> I have his UNIX Sockets book and really like it.
I don't have that one, but I found `TCP/IP Illustrated' to be of a
similar ilk (i.e. relatively thorough). I certainly prefer this sort
of book to the `Teach Yourself XXX in 21 Days' sort.
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Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
