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Linux System Programming Techniques

You're reading from Linux System Programming Techniques Become a proficient Linux system programmer using expert recipes and techniques

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789951288

Length 432 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Programming

Author (1):

Jack-Benny Persson

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Getting the Necessary Tools and Writing Our First Linux Programs

2. Chapter 2: Making Your Programs Easy to Script FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Diving Deep into C in Linux

4. Chapter 4: Handling Errors in Your Programs

5. Chapter 5: Working with File I/O and Filesystem Operations

6. Chapter 6: Spawning Processes and Using Job Control

7. Chapter 7: Using systemd to Handle Your Daemons

8. Chapter 8: Creating Shared Libraries

9. Chapter 9: Terminal I/O and Changing Terminal Behavior

10. Chapter 10: Using Different Kinds of IPC

11. Chapter 11: Using Threads in Your Programs

12. Chapter 12: Debugging Your Programs

13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 3: Diving Deep into C in Linux

It's time to take an in-depth look at C programming in Linux. Here, we will learn more about the compiler, the four stages from source code to binary program, how to use the Make tool, and differences between system calls and standard library functions. We will also take a look at some essential header files when it comes to Linux, and look at some C and Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) standards. C is tightly integrated with Linux, and mastering C will help you understand Linux.

In this chapter, we will develop both programs and libraries for Linux. We will also write both a generic Makefile and more advanced ones for more significant projects. While doing this, we will also learn about the different C standards, why they matter, and how they affect your programs.

This chapter will cover the following recipes:

Linking against libraries using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
Changing C standards
Using system...

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Authors (1)

Jack-Benny Persson

Jack-Benny Persson

Jack-Benny Persson is a consultant and author based in Sweden. He has written several books about Linux and programming. His passion for Linux and other Unix-like systems started as a hobby more than 20 years ago. Since then, he has spent most of his spare time reading about Linux, tinkering with Linux servers, and writing about Linux administration. Today he has his own IT and media company in Sweden that focuses on Linux. Jack-Benny holds an Advanced Higher Vocational Education Diploma as a Linux system specialist. He has also studied electronics, networking, and security.

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