Beginning Linux Programming

Beginning Linux Programming, Fourth Edition continues its unique approach to teaching UNIX programming in a simple and structured way on the Linux platform. Through the use of detailed and realistic examples, students learn by doing, and are able to move from being a Linux beginner to creating custo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Matthew, Neil (-)
Otros Autores: Stones, Richard
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester : Wiley 2008.
Edición:4th ed
Colección:Wrox programmer to programmer
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  • Beginning Linux Programming, 4th Edition; About the Authors; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Who's This Book For?; What's Covered in the Book; What You Need to Use This Book; Source Code; Conventions; Errata; p2p.wrox.com; Chapter 1: Getting Started; An Introduction to UNIX, Linux, and GNU; Programming Linux; Getting Help; Summary; Chapter 2: Shell Programming; Why Program with a Shell?; A Bit of Philosophy; What Is a Shell?; Pipes and Redirection; The Shell as a Programming Language; Shell Syntax; Going Graphical - The dialog Utility; Putting It All Together
  • SummaryChapter 3: Working with Files; Linux File Structure; System Calls and Device Drivers; Library Functions; Low-Level File Access; The Standard I/O Library; Formatted Input and Output; File and Directory Maintenance; Scanning Directories; Errors; The /proc File System; Advanced Topics: fcntl and mmap; Summary; Chapter 4: The Linux Environment; Program Arguments; Environment Variables; Time and Date; Temporary Files; User Information; Host Information; Logging; Resources and Limits; Summary; Chapter 5: Terminals; Reading from and Writing to the Terminal; Talking to the Terminal
  • The Terminal Driver and the General Terminal InterfaceThe termios Structure; Terminal Output; Detecting Keystrokes; Summary; Chapter 6: Managing Text-Based Screens with curses; Compiling with curses; Curses Terminology and Concepts; The Screen; The Keyboard; Windows; Subwindows; The Keypad; Using Color; Pads; The CD Collection Application; Summary; Chapter 7: Data Management; Managing Memory; File Locking; Databases; The CD Application; Summary; Chapter 8: MySQL; Installation; MySQL Administration; Accessing MySQL Data from C; The CD Database Application; Summary; Chapter 9: Development Tools
  • Problems of Multiple Source FilesThe make Command and Makefiles; Source Code Control; Writing a Manual Page; Distributing Software; RPM Packages; Other Package Formats; Development Environments; Summary; Chapter 10: Debugging; Types of Errors; General Debugging Techniques; Debugging with gdb; More Debugging Tools; Assertions; Memory Debugging; Summary; Chapter 11: Processes and Signals; What Is a Process?; Process Structure; Starting New Processes; Signals; Summary; Chapter 12: POSIX Threads; What Is a Thread?; Advantages and Drawbacks of Threads; A First Threads Program
  • Simultaneous ExecutionSynchronization; Thread Attributes; Canceling a Thread; Threads in Abundance; Summary; Chapter 13: Inter-Process Communication: Pipes; What Is a Pipe?; Process Pipes; Sending Output to popen; The Pipe Call; Parent and Child Processes; Named Pipes: FIFOs; The CD Database Application; Summary; Chapter 14: Semaphores, Shared Memory, and Message Queues; Semaphores; Shared Memory; Message Queues; The CD Database Application; IPC Status Commands; Summary; Chapter 15: Sockets; What Is a Socket?; Socket Connections; Network Information; Multiple Clients; Datagrams; Summary
  • Chapter 16: Programming GNOME Using GTK+