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The material emphasizes up-to-date programming knowledge across modern implementations, illustrating system interfaces and APIs through clear examples while keeping readability and usefulness. Coverage includes context updates for newer environments such as GNU/Linux and OS X, and highlights portability challenges and pitfalls using relevant standards like POSIX 1003.1 and the Single UNIX Specification.","The Addison-Wesley  \nProfessional Series  \nComputing  \nVisit [informit.com/series/professionalcomputing](informit.com/series/professionalcomputing)[ ](informit.com/series/professionalcomputing)[for a complete list of available publications.](for a complete list of available publications.)  \nThe Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series was created in 1990 to provide serious programmers and networking professionals with well-written and practical reference books. There are few places to turn for accurate and authoritative books on current and cutting-edge technology. We hope that our books will help you understand the state of the art in programming languages, operating systems, and networks.  \nConsulting Editor Brian W. Kernighan  \nMake sure to connect with us! [informit.com/socialconnect](informit.com/socialconnect)  \nPraise for Advanced Programming in the UNIX® Environment, Second Edition  \n“Stephen Rago’s update is a long overdue benefit to the community of professionals using the versatile family of UNIX and UNIX-like operating environments. It removes obsolescence and includes newer developments. It also thoroughly updates the context of all topics, examples, and applications to recent releases of popular implementations of UNIX and UNIX-like environments. And yet, it does all this while retaining the style and taste of the original classic.”  \n—Mukesh Kacker, cofounder and former CTO of Pronto Networks, Inc.  \n“One of the essential classics of UNIX programming.”  \n—Eric S. 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