Product DescriptionThe leading book in its field, this guide focuses on the design, development and coding of network software under the UNIX operating system. Provides over 15,000 lines of C code with descriptions of how and why a given solution is achieved. For programmers seeking an indepth tutorial on sockets, transport level interface (TLI), interprocess [...]
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UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2: Interprocess Communications
Product DescriptionWell-implemented interprocess communications (IPC) are key to the performance of virtually every non-trivial UNIX program. In UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2, Second Edition, legendary UNIX expert W. Richard Stevens presents a comprehensive guide to every form of IPC, including message passing, synchronization, shared memory, and Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). Stevens begins with a basic [...]
The Mac OS X Command Line: Unix Under the Hood
ISBN13: 9780782143546 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Product DescriptionThe Mac command line offers a faster, easier way to accomplish many tasks. It’s also the medium for many commands that aren’t accessible using the GUI. The Mac OS X [...]
The Mac OS X Command Line: Unix Under the Hood
ISBN13: 9780782143546 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold! Product DescriptionThe Mac command line offers a faster, easier way to accomplish many tasks. It’s also the medium for many commands that aren’t accessible using the GUI. The Mac OS X [...]
Unix C Programming – Client/Server connections – Different errors on the same call?
A client attempts to connect to a server. On the first try, the connect() call returns an ECONNREFUSED error. The client immediately tries to connect again, and this time, it gets an ETIMEDOUT error. Why does this happen, that connect gets a different error with the same call? What happened with the server, did something [...]
Unix: The Textbook
Product Description UNIX: A Textbook assumes that the reader has no background in UNIX. It carefully blends important UNIX concepts, like inter-process communication and I/O redirection, with shell commands to enhance understanding of both. Chapters are organized so readers focus on a small set of related topics. The book begins by providing a “UNIX Quick [...]
Unix, Second Edition
Product DescriptionWhat was once regarded as the purview of programmers and administrators is now making its way to users’ desktops-most notably via Mac OS X-and users have begun to take note. When you’re ready to get to the heart of it all-to the operating system at the core of the Internet, the intranet, and quite [...]
Lions’ Commentary on Unix
Product DescriptionThe most famous suppressed book in computer history! * Used as an Operating System textbook at MIT”After 20 years, this is still the best expostion of the workings of a ‘real’ operating system.” — Ken Thompson (Developer of the UNIX operating system)After years of suppression (as trade secrets) by various owners of the UNIX [...]