UNIX System Programming for System VR4 (Nutshell Handbooks) - Softcover

Curry, David A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565921631 ISBN 13: 9781565921634

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 1996

Synopsis

Provides details of how UNIX interacts with applications, for systems programmers writing an application from scratch or porting an application to any System V.4 platform. Presents simple functions and concepts supported by numerous code fragment examples and short demonstration programs. Code examples become building blocks for application program examples illustrating more advanced functions. Emphasizes Solaris, HP-UX 10, and IRIX 5.3 UNIX implementations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author

David A. Curry has been programming and administering UNIX systems since 1978. He has authored books on UNIX and C programming and UNIX security. Dave has worked for the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science, SRI International, and the Purdue University Engineering Computer Network. He currently serves as the Purdue Computer Emergency Response Team's representative to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. Dave's hobbies include amateur radio and reading military and science fiction, but most of his time is spent trying to keep up with the kids.

From the Back Cover

Any program worth its salt uses operating system services. Even the simplest program is likely to read input and produce output, and most real-world applications have more complex needs. They need to check the data and time, use the network, or start and communicate with other processes. "Systems programming" really means nothing more than writing software that uses these operating system services. UNIX Systems Programming for SVR4 gives you the nitty gritty details on how UNIX interacts with applications. Whether you're a student, system administrator, or software developer, if you're working on any System V Release 4 platform, you'll find this book indispensable. The book contains many extended examples on topics ranging from string manipulation to network programming. These examples can serve as starting points for your own applications. In addition to AT&T's release of SVR4, this book pays special attention to the three most important commercial UNIX implementations: Sun Microsystems' Solaris, Hewlett Packard's HP-UX 10, and Silicon Graphics' IRIX 5.3. It also includes notes on porting software from BSD UNIX to SVR4.

Edition details

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565921631
• ISBN 13: 9781565921634
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 596