OT: processes, terminals and file descriptors on *nix

[Alexander Kapps]

On 13.03.2011 01:50, Nobody wrote:

> I don't have any links. If you want to understand the core Unix API, the
> best reference I know of is Stevens ("Advanced Programming in the Unix
> Environment", by W. Richard Stevens). Unfortunately, it's not cheap.
>
> In spite of the title, it doesn't assume any prior Unix knowledge; the
> "Advanced" mainly refers to the fact that it's the opposite of the "Learn
> X in Five Minutes" books, i.e. it's thorough. That's how it comes to>700
> pages while only covering the core API (files, processes, and terminals;
> no sockets, no X, no I18N, ...).
>

Thanks, Nobody and Dan. I'll have a look at the book.