Learning Linux Programming with ChatGPT: A Beginner's Guide to Linux System Programming

Table of contents

Part I: Introduction to Linux Programming Interface

Chapter 1: Overview of the Linux Programming Interface

• 1.1 History of UNIX and Linux
• 1.2 Key Features of the Linux Programming Interface
• 1.3 Comparison with Other Operating Systems
• 1.4 Overview of the Book

Chapter 2: Basic Concepts and Terminology

• 2.1 System Calls
• 2.2 Library Functions
• 2.3 Standard Input and Output
• 2.4 Error Handling
• 2.5 Files and Directories

Chapter 3: System Programming Concepts

• 3.1 Processes and Threads
• 3.2 Memory Management
• 3.3 Signals
• 3.4 Time and Timers
• 3.5 Users and Groups
• 3.6 Permissions and Access Control

Part II: File I/O: The Universal I/O Model

Chapter 4: File I/O Overview

• 4.1 The Universal I/O Model
• 4.2 File Descriptors
• 4.3 Opening and Closing Files

Chapter 5: File I/O APIs

• 5.1 Reading and Writing Files
• 5.2 Seeking within a File
• 5.3 File and Record Locking

Chapter 6: File I/O Buffering

• 6.1 Buffered and Unbuffered I/O
• 6.2 Controlling Buffering with setvbuf()
• 6.3 Flushing Buffers with fflush()

Chapter 7: Advanced File I/O Operations

• 7.1 Nonblocking I/O
• 7.2 Asynchronous I/O
• 7.3 Memory-mapped Files

Chapter 8: Directories and Links

• 8.1 Directory Operations
• 8.2 Symbolic and Hard Links
• 8.3 Monitoring File Changes with inotify()

Part III: Processes and Threads

Chapter 9: Processes Overview

• 9.1 Process Creation
• 9.2 Process Termination

Chapter 10: Process Control

• 10.1 Process Scheduling
• 10.2 Changing Process Priority
• 10.3 Process Resource Limits
• 10.4 Process Groups and Sessions

Chapter 11: Process Relationships

• 11.1 Parent-Child Relationships
• 11.2 Orphaned and Zombie Processes

Chapter 12: Threads: Introduction and Overview

• 12.1 Thread Creation and Termination
• 12.2 Thread Scheduling

Chapter 13: Thread Synchronization

• 13.1 Mutexes and Condition Variables
• 13.2 Read-Write Locks
• 13.3 Barriers and Thread-Safe Functions

Chapter 14: Thread Safety and Reentrancy

• 14.1 Thread-Safe Functions
• 14.2 Reentrant Functions

Part IV: Interprocess Communication

Chapter 15: Introduction to Interprocess Communication

• 15.1 IPC Mechanisms
• 15.2 Pros and Cons of IPC

Chapter 16: Pipes and FIFOs

• 16.1 Anonymous Pipes
• 16.2 Named Pipes (FIFOs)

Chapter 17: Message Queues

• 17.1 Overview of Message Queues
• 17.2 Creating and Using Message Queues
• 17.3 Message Queue Limits and Permissions

Chapter 18: Semaphores

• 18.1 Overview of Semaphores
• 18.2 Creating and Using Semaphores
• 18.3 Semaphore Limits and Permissions

Chapter 19: Shared Memory

• 19.1 Overview of Shared Memory
• 19.2 Creating and Using Shared Memory
• 19.3 Shared Memory Limits and Permissions

Chapter 20: Sockets

• 20.1 Overview of Sockets
• 20.2 Creating and Using Sockets
• 20.3 Socket Addresses and Ports
• 20.4 Socket Options

Part V: Advanced Topics

Chapter 21: Advanced I/O Interfaces

• 21.1 poll() and select()
• 21.2 eventfd() and timerfd()

Chapter 22: Terminal I/O

• 22.1 Overview of Terminal I/O
• 22.2 Terminal Modes and Control Characters
• 22.3 Terminal I/O APIs

Chapter 23: Advanced Process Management

• 23.1 Executing Other Programs
• 23.2 Daemon Processes
• 23.3 Controlling and Debugging Processes

Chapter 24: Network Programming

• 24.1 Network Protocols and APIs
• 24.2 Client-Server Communication with TCP/IP
• 24.3 Broadcasting and Multicasting

Chapter 25: Signal Handling

• 25.1 Overview of Signals
• 25.2 Signal Handling Functions
• 25.3 Advanced Signal Handling Techniques

Chapter 26: Advanced IPC Techniques

• 26.1 Using Multiple IPC Mechanisms
• 26.2 Advanced IPC Techniques with Shared Memory
• 26.3 Advanced IPC Techniques with Sockets

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