Advanced UNIX Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

The changes to UNIX programming that have taken place since 1985 are extensive to say the least. The first edition of Advanced UNIX Programming is still used and considered to be a must have book on any UNIX programmer's shelf. With this new edition UNIX programmers now have a one-volume, comprehensive, in-depth guide to the essential system-level services provided to them by the UNIX family of operating systems - now including Linux, FreeBSD, and the Mac OS X kernel (Darwin). All UNIX application programs, regardless of what language they are written in, run on top of these services, so mastering them is essential for successful UNIX programming. And, with a movement towards open-source systems, programmers will appreciate the book's emphasis on portability. Preface Chapter 1 Fundamental Concepts A Whirlwind Tour of UNIX and Linux Versions of UNIX Using System Calls Error Handling UNIX Standards Common Header File Dates and Times About the Example Code Essential Resources Chapter 2 Basic File I/O Introduction to File I/O File Descriptors and Open File Descriptions Symbols for File Permission Bits open and creat System Calls umask System Call unlink System Call Creating Temporary Files File Offsets and O_APPEND write System Call read System Call close System Call User Buffered I/O lseek System Call pread and pwrite System Calls readv and writev System Calls Synchronized I/O truncate and ftruncate System Calls Chapter 3 Advanced File I/O Introduction Disk Special Files and File Systems Hard and Symbolic Links Pathnames Accessing and Displaying File Metadata Directories Changing an I-Node More File-Manipulation Calls Asynchronous I/O Chapter 4 Terminal I/O Introduction Reading from a Terminal Sessions and Process Groups (Jobs) ioctl System Call Setting Terminal Attributes Additional Terminal-Control System Calls Terminal-Identification System Calls Full-Screen Applications STREAMS I/O Pseudo Terminals Chapter 5 Processes and Threads Introduction Environment exec System Calls Implementing a Shell (Version 1) fork System Call Implementing a Shell (Version 2) exit System Calls and Process Termination wait, waitpid, and waitid System Calls Signals, Termination, and Waiting Implementing a Shell (Version 3) Getting User and Group IDs Setting User and Group IDs Getting Process IDs chroot System Call Getting and Setting the Priority Process Limits Introduction to Threads The Blocking Problem Chapter 6 Basic Interprocess Communication Introduction Pipes dup and dup2 System Calls A Real Shell Two-Way Communication with Unidirectional Pipes Two-Way Communication with Bidirectional Pipes Chapter 7 Advanced Interprocess Communication Introduction FIFOs, or Named Pipes An Abstract Simple Messaging Interface (SMI) System V IPC (Interprocess Communication) System V Message Queues POSIX IPC POSIX Message Queues About Semaphores System V Semaphores POSIX Semaphores File Locking About Shared Memory System V Shared Memory POSIX Shared Memory Performance Comparisons Chapter 8 Networking and Sockets Socket Basics Socket Addresses Socket Options Simple Socket Interface (SSI) Socket Implementation of SMI Connectionless Sockets Out-of-Band Data Network Database Functions Miscellaneous System Calls High-Performance Considerations Chapter 9 Signals and Timers Signal Basics Waiting for a Signal Miscellaneous Signal System Calls Deprecated Signal System Calls Realtime Signals Extension (RTS) Global Jumps Clocks and Timers Appendix A Process Attributes Appendix B Ux: A C++ Wrapper for Standard UNIX Functions Appendix C Jtux: A Java/Jython Interface to Standard UNIX Functions Appendix D Alphabetical and Categorical Function Lists References Index The classic guide to UNIX® programming-completely updated! UNIX application programming requires a mastery of system-level services. Making sense of the many functions-more than 1,100 functions in the current UNIX specification-is a daunting task, so for years programmers have turned to Advanced UNIX Programming for its clear, expert advice on how to use the key functions reliably. An enormous number of changes have taken place in the UNIX environment since the landmark first edition. In Advanced UNIX Programming, Second Edition, UNIX pioneer Marc J. Rochkind brings the book fully up to date, with all-new, comprehensive coverage including: POSIX SolarisTM Linux® FreeBSD Darwin, the MacTM OS X kernel And more than 200 new system calls Rochkind's fully updated classic explains all the UNIX system calls you're likely to need, all in a single volume! Interprocess communication, networking (sockets), pseudo terminals, asynchronous I/O, advanced signals, realtime, and threads Covers the system calls you'll actually use-no need to plow through hundreds of improperly implemented, obsolete, and otherwise unnecessary system calls! Thousands of lines of example code include a Web browser and server, a keystroke recorder/player, and a shell complete with pipelines, redirection, and background processes Emphasis on the practical-ensuring portability, avoiding pitfalls, and much more! Since 1985, the one book to have for mastering UNIX application programming has been Rochkind's Advanced UNIX Programming. Now completely updated, the second edition remains the choice for up-to-the-minute, in-depth coverage of the essential system-level services of the UNIX family of operating systems. The long-awaited revision to one of the foundation titles in UNIX programming covers the latest POSIX standards, updated for Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X. Includes a wide range of examples, including a Web browser, a Web server, a keystroke recorder/player and a real shell. Rochkind is regarded as one of the pioneers in UNIX programming, and this book is a true classic This book covers how to program UNIX clearly and systematically at the system call level while providing the seasoned programmer with practical advice for using I/O on files and terminals, multitasking, signals and system administration. Marc J. Rochkind. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 703-704) And Index.