iThe Linux Programming Interfacei 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. pIn this authoritative work, Linux programming expert Michael Kerrisk provides detailed descriptions of the system calls and library functions that you need in order to master the craft of system programming, and accompanies his explanations with clear, complete example programs. pYou'll find descriptions of over 500 system calls and library functions, and more than 200 example programs, 88 tables, and 115 diagrams. You'll learn how to br-Read and write files efficientlybr-Use signals, clocks, and timersbr-Create processes and execute programsbr-Write secure programsbr-Write multithreaded programs using POSIX threadsbr-Build and use shared librariesbr-Perform interprocess communication using pipes, message queues, shared memory, and semaphoresbr-Write network applications with the sockets API