UNIX. Professional Programming

This book is rightfully popular among serious programmers worldwide, as it contains the most important and practical information about managing UNIX and Linux kernels. Without this knowledge, it is impossible to write efficient and reliable code. Starting from the basics - files, directories, and processes - you will gradually move on to more complex issues, such as signal handling and terminal input/output, multithreaded execution model, and interprocess communication using sockets. In total, this book covers more than 70 interfaces, including POSIX asynchronous I/O functions, deadlocks, barriers, and POSIX semaphores. 3rd edition.