What Is The Best Book On Unix Architecture?
The following (outdated) books are perhaps the best books on Unix architecture:
Unix Programming Environment – Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike
Design of the UNIX Operating System – Maurice Bach
Lions’ Commentary on Unix – John Lions
Try getting them from the library before you buy them.
Using C on the UNIX System (Nutshell Handbooks) (Unknown Binding)
Product DescriptionUsing C on the UNIX System provides a thorough introduction to the UNIX system call libraries. It is aimed at programmers who already know C, but who want to take full advantage of the UNIX programming environment. If you want to learn how to work with the operating [...]
Read MoreUNIX System V Release 4 Programmer’s Guide Ansi C and Programming Support Tools (AT&T UNIX System V, Release 4) [FACSIMILE] (Paperback)
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This manual provides an explanation of the UNIX programming environment and utilities with a focus on program analysis, maintenance, and development. Readers will become familiar with the tools that accompany the C compilation system, including compilers, debuggers, file formats, link editors, and libraries. [...]
Unix Programming Environment (Paperback)
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Read MoreUnix Programming Environment (Prentice-Hall Software Series) (Paperback)
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Most of the book is devoted to discussions of individual tools, but throughout run the themes of combining programs and of using programs to build programs–emphasizing how they fit in the environment.
From the Publisher
Designed for first-time and experienced users, this book describes the UNIX®programming [...]
Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fifth Edition (Paperback)
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Part basic primer, part reference guide, this slim volume will make your life with UNIX much simpler. This book is specifically designed for those who are new to UNIX and contains neither introductory-level condescension nor advanced-level gibberish. Well-indexed and clearly mapped, Learning the UNIX Operating System [...]