Unix Programming for Dummies - Softcover

James Edward Keogh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764500619 ISBN 13: 9780764500619

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (Compute, 1996

Synopsis

Only a ...For Dummies book could take the world's most esoteric computer operating system and not only make it intelligible but also turn it into a programmer's best friend. In UNIX Programming For Dummies, UNIX expert Jim Keogh shows you quickly and clearly how to take advantage of powerful capabilities such as multitasking, multithreading, security, and integrated networking in the software you write. With UNIX continuing its reign as the de facto standard operating system for Internet servers, UNIX Programming For Dummies is one reference you'll want to keep by your side.

About this title

From the Back Cover

UNIX Programming For Dummies takes you on a fun and informative tour through he world of UNIX programming. This down-to-earth reference gets you up and programming -- fast! Just follow the plain-English explanations and soon you'll be creating your own UNIX programs.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Make UNIX work for you: create menus, read selections from the keyboard, and execute your choices
• Discover work-saving secrets the experts think you already know
• Design and build programs that solve problems
• Create your own utility programs and make UNIX do what you want it to do
• Translate code into what you want UNIX to do and watch it happen
• Use UNIX built-in utility programs to create your own program without having to write a lot of code
• Plus, Jim's Top Ten Lists:
  • Ten most useful UNIX utilities
  • Ten sources for more UNIX programming information

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (Compute
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764500619
• ISBN 13: 9780764500619
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304