The Linux Programming Interface by Michael Kerrisk

Anyone who has an interest in programming for Linux will likely feel the same way.' 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…' 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'.The Linux Programming Interface (TLPI) is the definitive guide to the Linux and UNIX programming interface - the interface employed by nearly every application that runs on a Linux or UNIX system. Jake Edge, 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.

The Linux Programming Interface is widely regarded as the definitive work on Linux system programming and has been translated into several languages. Kerrisk is a former writer for the Linux Weekly News and the current maintainer for the Linux man pages project. It provides many samples of code written in the C programming language, and provides learning exercises at the end of many chapters. 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. The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook is a book written by Michael Kerrisk, which documents the APIs of the Linux kernel and of the GNU C Library (glibc). ( April 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭovers current UNIX® standards (POSIX.1-2001 /SUSv3 and POSIX.1-2008 /SUSv4 )

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The Linux Programming Interface by Michael Kerrisk