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Book by Michael Kerrisk
The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook is a book written by Michael Kerrisk, which documents the APIs of the Linux
The Linux Programming Interface
The_Linux_Programming_Interface
Linux kernel APIs and ABIs
The Linux kernel provides multiple interfaces to user-space and kernel-mode code. The interfaces can be classified as either application programming interface
Linux_kernel_interfaces
Type of programming paradigm in computer science
(2010). The Linux Programming Interface. No Starch Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-59327-220-3. Kerrisk, Michael (2010). The Linux Programming Interface. No Starch
Imperative_programming
Pair of pseudo-device endpoints
- The Linux Programming Interface [Book]". www.oreilly.com. Retrieved 2021-09-30. Kerrisk, Michael (2010). The Linux programming interface : a Linux and
Pseudoterminal
Technical author and programmer
his book The Linux Programming Interface, published by No Starch Press in 2010. This book is widely regarded as the definitive work on Linux system programming
Michael_Kerrisk
Project for adding Rust language to Linux kernel
Rust for Linux is an ongoing project started in 2020 to add Rust as a programming language that can be used within the Linux kernel software, which has
Rust_for_Linux
Software that manages computer hardware resources
time by sending a signal to the CPU, usually by way of the system bus. Kerrisk, Michael (2010). The Linux Programming Interface. No Starch Press. p. 388
Operating_system
Instructions a computer can execute
Michael (2010). The Linux Programming Interface. No Starch Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-59327-220-3. Kernighan, Brian W. (1984). The Unix Programming Environment
Computer_program
Connection between computers or programs
application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a
API
German software engineer
do the same. Poettering recommends also reading The Linux Programming Interface but ignoring the POSIX-specific parts. In 2011 Poettering, one of the main
Lennart_Poettering
Type of interface based on outputting to or controlling a text display
In computing, text-based user interfaces (TUI) (alternately terminal user interfaces, to reflect a dependence upon the properties of computer terminals
Text-based_user_interface
Linux kernel interface for cryptography
must interface with the kernel. AF_ALG A netlink-based interface that adds an AF_ALG address family; it was merged into version 2.6.38 of the Linux kernel
Crypto_API_(Linux)
Software framework for audio
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) is a software framework and part of the Linux kernel that provides an application programming interface (API) for
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture
Property of some operation(s) in concurrent programming
1007/s00446-016-0272-0. S2CID 16192696. Kerrisk, Michael (7 September 2018). The Linux Programming Interface. No Starch Press. ISBN 9781593272203 – via Google Books. "ARM
Linearizability
Samizdat: And Other Issues Regarding the 'Source' of Open Source Code Michael Kerrisk – The Linux Programming Interface Michael W. Lucas – Absolute OpenBSD
List_of_computer_books
Software library for microprocessor metrics
In computer science, Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI) is a portable interface (in the form of a library) to hardware performance counters
Performance Application Programming Interface
Performance_Application_Programming_Interface
American publishing company
Relativity The Manga Guide to Statistics The Manga Guide to the Universe The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook "Penguin
No_Starch_Press
Memory map - POSIX-compliant system call
8". Kerrisk, Michael (2010). The Linux programming interface : a Linux and UNIX system programming handbook. San Francisco: No Starch Press. p. 1116.
Mmap
Programming language for statistics
the major operating systems (including Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows). Its core is an interpreted language with a native command line interface
R_(programming_language)
Virtual filesystem directory available in the Linux kernel
permanent device nodes, for example the master-slave pair /dev/ptyp63 and /dev/ttyp63, cf. The Linux Programming Interface chapter 62 "Terminals" and chapter
Devpts
Graphical user interface builder
Glade Interface Designer is a graphical user interface builder for GTK, with additional components for GNOME. In its third version, Glade is programming language–independent
Glade_Interface_Designer
Value identifying a user account in Unix and Unix-like operating systems
different UID is picked if an entry is found [1] Kerrisk, Michael. The Linux Programming Interface. No Starch Press, 2010, p. 171. "9.3. UID Ranges". Refspecs
User_identifier
Free software collection
ISBN 9781430210436. Kerrisk, Michael (October 2010). The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook. No Starch Press. pp. 5–6. ISBN 9781593272203
GNU
Early commercial UNIX operating system
to System IV is one of the great unsolved mysteries of computer science. Kerrisk, Michael (2010). The Linux Programming Interface. No Starch Press. p. 921
UNIX_System_V
Linux kernel interface for storage devices
Computer programming portal Linux portal io_uring is a Linux kernel system call interface for storage device asynchronous I/O operations. It addresses
Io_uring
Debian-based Linux distribution for penetration testing
Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security. The software
Kali_Linux
Type of computer program
acceptance and support in the Linux community in the 2000s. Around 2015 the idea of portable and distro independent packing for the Linux ecosystem got more
Portable_application
The following is a list of notable text editors. The editors below can be used with either a graphical user interface or a text-based user interface. The
List_of_text_editors
Standard file format for executables, object code, shared libraries, and core dumps
FatELF has not been integrated into the mainline Linux kernel. Computer programming portal Application binary interface Comparison of executable file formats
Executable and Linkable Format
Executable_and_Linkable_Format
Concept in computer programming
the original on 2007-08-24 – via the author's website at the University of Utah School of Computing. Kerrisk, Michael (2010). The Linux Programming Interface
Reentrancy_(computing)
Formally verified capability-based microkernel
from the original on 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026. Kerrisk, Michael (2010). "5: POSIX Message Queues". The Linux programming interface: a Linux
SeL4
Proposed software compatibility standard
The Application Programming Interface for Windows (APIW) Standard is a specification of the Microsoft Windows 3.1 API drafted by Willows Software. It
Application Programming Interface for Windows
Application_Programming_Interface_for_Windows
Family of Unix-like operating systems
kernel-userspace interface, the toolchain is a broad collection of programming tools vital to Linux development (including the compilers used to build the Linux kernel
Linux
Programming language
of scripting languages with the run-time performance of low-level programming languages. It aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME
Vala_(programming_language)
Virtualization module in the Linux kernel
Boxes – Gnome interface for managing libvirt guests on Linux oVirt – open-source virtualization management tool for KVM built on top of libvirt The kernel-mode
Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine
Playing video games on Linux-based operating systems
development for Linux, while The Linux Programming Interface covers the Linux kernel interfaces in much greater detail. Beside majority of the software which
Video_games_and_Linux
Microsoft proprietary protocol
constraints. The protocol is tightly coupled to Microsoft's programming interfaces and models, most notably the Network Driver Interface Specification
RNDIS
Subsystem of the Linux kernel
The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) is a subsystem of the Linux kernel responsible for interfacing with GPUs of modern video cards. DRM exposes an API
Direct_Rendering_Manager
Patterns used in computer programming
variety of programming languages, mainly to process human input. A glob-style interface for returning files or an fnmatch-style interface for matching
Glob_(programming)
although the GUIs usually receive more attention. GUI wrappers find a way around the command-line interface versions (CLI) of (typically) Linux and Unix-like
Graphical_user_interface
Free Unix-like operating system kernel
The Linux kernel is a free and open-source Unix-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds in
Linux_kernel
Linux kernel interface for inter-process communication between processes
original incarnation as a Linux kernel interface, as well as in the form of a later implementation on FreeBSD. Similarly to the Unix domain sockets, and
Netlink
The following is an incomplete list of Linux audio software. Amarok is a free music player for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Multiple backends
List_of_Linux_audio_software
Acronym for a common web hosting solution
Python for the programming language The components of the LAMP stack are present in the software repositories of most Linux distributions. The acronym LAMP
LAMP_(software_bundle)
Linux distribution
well as the tools developed specifically for Bodhi Linux, were written in the C programming language and Python. Bodhi Linux is derived from the Ubuntu
Bodhi_Linux
Software application used to develop software
with the IDE. Some IDEs provide special support for constructing a graphical user interface (GUI). Many IDEs support object-oriented programming via features
Integrated development environment
Integrated_development_environment
Software for the PlayStation 2
Later versions of the PS2 Linux kit use an interface very similar to the HDD interface/Ethernet sold later for network play (the later released Network
Linux_for_PlayStation_2
along with a Linux kernel patch with the userspace interface for the drivers. The patch was known as KGI, the Kernel Graphics Interface. In 1997, GGI
General_Graphics_Interface
Open source API for video acceleration
Video Acceleration API (VA-API) is an open source application programming interface that allows applications such as VLC media player or GStreamer to
Video_Acceleration_API
Software development philosophy
that is a universal interface. Beyond these statements, he has also emphasized simplicity and minimalism in Unix programming: The notion of "intricate
Unix_philosophy
Programming language learning environment
concepts of Tactile Programming later known as blocks-based programming. Scratch was made with the intention to teach kids to program. The philosophy of Scratch
Scratch (programming language)
Scratch_(programming_language)
Free software text editor
on the Linux desktop that recommend and/or cover the use of Bluefish: William Rothwell (2017). Linux for Developers: Jumpstart Your Linux Programming Skills
Bluefish_(software)
Interpreter for BASIC software
Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux would have been possible. Flyab added the ability to Yabasic to create native graphical user interfaces on all supported platforms
Yabasic
Computer interface
port complete: programming, interfacing & using the PC's parallel printer port PyParallel - API for Python programming language Linux ppdev reference
Parallel_port
Performance analyzing tool in Linux
Performance Application Programming Interface Profiling (computer programming) Vince Weaver, The Unofficial Linux Perf Events Web-Page Linux perf event Features
Perf_(Linux)
Technical specification for firmware architecture
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and VMware ESXi; and 2) EBBR: which requires compliance to a set of UEFI interfaces as defined in the Embedded Base Boot Requirements
UEFI
Protocol for communicating between LLMs and applications
descriptions of redirect targets Application programming interface – Connection between computers or programsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect
Model_Context_Protocol
Ubuntu or Debian-based Linux distribution
KDE interface. Linux Mint 2.0 'Barbara' was the first version to use Ubuntu as its codebase and its GNOME interface. It had few users until the release
Linux_Mint
Rolling release Linux distribution
Arch Linux (/ɑːrtʃ/) is an open source, rolling release Linux distribution. Arch Linux is kept up-to-date by regularly updating the individual pieces of
Arch_Linux
Application programming interface for audio filters
The Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plugin API (LADSPA) is an application programming interface (API) standard for handling audio filters and audio signal
LADSPA
Object-oriented programming language
OS X through its Cocoa application programming interface (API). Implementations also exist for iPhone and Linux. The language was first announced at C4
Nu_(programming_language)
Linux distribution
Artix Linux (or simply Artix /ɑːrtɪks/) is a rolling-release Linux distribution based on Arch Linux that avoids using systemd, instead allowing users
Artix_Linux
Microsoft programming language
strongly typed, multi-paradigm programming language that encompasses functional, imperative, and object-oriented programming methods. It is most often used
F Sharp (programming language)
F_Sharp_(programming_language)
Firewall management software
github. Retrieved June 12, 2019. Kerrisk, Michael (2010). The Linux Programming Interface. San Francisco, California: No Starch. p. 768. ISBN 9781593272203
Firewalld
Former standard for Linux distributions
The Linux Standard Base (LSB) was a joint project by several Linux distributions[which?] under the organizational structure of the Linux Foundation to
Linux_Standard_Base
Microsoft's core set of application programming interfaces on Windows
The Windows API, informally WinAPI, is the foundational application programming interface (API) that allows a computer program to access the features of
Windows_API
AMD Optimizing C/C++ Compiler FreeBASIC [Basic] [DOS/Linux/Windows] Free Pascal [Pascal] [DOS/Linux/Windows(32/64/CE)/MacOS/NDS/GBA/..(and many more)] GNU
List_of_compilers
Abstraction layer for Linux kernel to show graphics on the system console
The framebuffer subsystem in the Linux kernel fbdev is used to show graphics on a computer monitor, typically on the system console. It was designed as
Linux_framebuffer
Research distributed operating system
called 9P. Compared to other systems, this reduces the number of custom programming interfaces. 9P is a generic, medium-agnostic, byte-oriented protocol
Plan_9_from_Bell_Labs
Specification for machine-readable interface files
The OpenAPI Specification, previously known as the Swagger Specification, is a specification for a machine-readable interface definition language for
OpenAPI_Specification
Proprietary language for AI accelerators
proprietary programming language based on Python available for Linux and macOS. Mojo aims to combine the usability of a high-level programming language,
Mojo_(programming_language)
Text-based user interface API
ncurses (new curses) is a programming library for creating textual user interfaces (TUIs) that work across a wide variety of terminals. It is written in
Ncurses
API—Application Programming Interface APIC—Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIPA—Automatic Private IP Addressing APL—A Programming Language APR—Apache
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
Traditional first example of a computer programming language
"Hello, world" program in a given programming language. This is one measure of a programming language's ease of use. Since the program is meant as an
Hello,_world
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
extension a program that provides an interface (either a user interface (command-line interface, GUI, etc...) or a programming interface) to a command
Command-line_interface
Distributed revision-control tool for software developers
control tool for software developers. It is supported on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and other Unix-like systems, such as FreeBSD and macOS. Mercurial's major
Mercurial
Integrated development environment
object-oriented dialect of the BASIC programming language, and an integrated development environment that accompanies it. Designed to run on Linux and other Unix-like
Gambas
Extension to the Tcl scripting language
Interactive Programs. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 1-565-92090-2. Fisher, David (1999). "Advanced Programming in Expect: A Bulletproof Interface". Linux Gazette,
Expect
Software library for video game development
programming interfaces (APIs) into one portable interface. It can run also on top of Simple DirectMedia Layer which is used to run Allegro programs in
Allegro_(software_library)
Feature for a Linux environment in Windows
also includes the ability to run Linux graphical user interface (GUI) apps using WSL 2 and CBL-Mariner. The Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI (WSLg) was
Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux
Family of IEEE standards for compatibility between operating systems
aspects of functionality that can be classified as application programming interface (API), command-line shell, and shell commands. Originally derived
POSIX
Linux began in 1991 as a personal project by Finnish student Linus Torvalds to create a new free operating system kernel. The resulting Linux kernel has
History_of_Linux
Lightweight Linux distribution
Puppy Linux is a family of light-weight Linux distributions that focus on ease of use and minimal memory footprint. The entire system can be run from
Puppy_Linux
Device manager for the Linux kernel
responsible for providing an abstract interface of the hardware to the rest of the software. Being a monolithic kernel, the Linux kernel incorporates device drivers
Udev
GNU implementation of the standard C library
of the Linux kernel and other kernels for application use. Despite its name, it now also directly supports C++ (and, indirectly, other programming languages)
Glibc
Suite of system components for Linux
utility programs that facilitate the creation and management of Linux containers. Since version 205, systemd also offers ControlGroupInterface, which is
Systemd
Standards for operating systems for using the UNIX trademark
trademark. The standard specifies programming interfaces for the C language, a command-line shell, and user commands. The core specifications of the SUS known
Single_UNIX_Specification
Program that emulates a video terminal
general terminal interface". manpages.ubuntu.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04. "Screen dumps". The Linux keyboard and console HOWTO. The Linux Documentation Project
Terminal_emulator
Implementation of graphical user interface
implementation of the desktop metaphor made of a bundle of programs running on top of a computer operating system that share a common graphical user interface (GUI)
Desktop_environment
Interface to device driver that appears in filesystem
operating systems, a device file, device node, or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary
Device_file
Linux kernel security module
Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux kernel security module that provides a mechanism for supporting access control security policies, including
SELinux
Type of denial-of-service software attack
(2025). "cgroups/fork_bomb.c (from "The Linux Programming MC Interface")". man7.org. Linux/UNIX system programming training. Cooper, Mendel (2005). Advanced
Fork_bomb
Software emulation of a computer terminal
combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, BSD, illumos
Virtual_console
Unix variant developed by the Columbus, Ohio branch of Bell Labs
Advanced UNIX Programming. Prentice Hall. pp. 156–157. ISBN 0-13-011800-1. Kerrisk, Michael (2010). The Linux Programming Interface. No Starch Press
CB_UNIX
Console of the Linux kernel
The Linux console is a system console internal to the Linux kernel. A system console is the device which receives all kernel messages and warnings and
Linux_console
Independent distribution developed entirely by volunteers
Void Linux is an independent Linux distribution that uses the X Binary Package System (XBPS) package manager, which was designed and implemented from scratch
Void_Linux
General-purpose programming language
on Linux and macOS, and binaries available for Windows) also exist. OBNC compiles via C and can be used on any Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX)
Oberon_(programming_language)
Flexible mechanism for authenticating users
high-level application programming interface (API). PAM allows programs that rely on authentication to be written independently of the underlying authentication
Pluggable Authentication Module
Pluggable_Authentication_Module
Software library for user interfaces
Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget-based user interfaces. Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets, checkboxes, radio
Newt_(programming_library)
Interface to data link layers on a Unix-like system
other than the BPF raw interface but use the BPF filtering mechanisms for that raw interface. The Linux kernel provides an extended version of the BPF filtering
Berkeley_Packet_Filter
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Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Latin, Swedish
Flaxen Colored; Fair Haired; Blond; Flaxen Hair
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Cry of Grief
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Boy/Male
Biblical American Greek Latin
Net.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Male
English
Latin form of Greek Linos, LINUS means either "a cry of grief"Â or "flax, linen." In the bible, this is the name of one of Paul's Christian associates. In mythology, this is the name of a musician, the personification of lamentation. He was killed by Apollo who was his rival in music. Another version of the story says he was killed by Hercules.Â
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Biblical
net
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Bright
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
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Girl/Female
Arabic
Distributor
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : variant of Cotton.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Krishna Chandra | கரஷà¯à®£à®¾à®šà®‚தà¯à®°à®¾
Lord Krishna
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It may be a variant of Bastin, or a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. Compare Baisden.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Like that
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One Light of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Kingdom of Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aliveni | அலீவேநீ
Golden doll
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nyshita | நà¯à®¯à¯à®·à¯€à®¤à®¾Â
Goddess Lakshmi
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adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
v. i.
See Thee.
def. art.
The.
n.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
pron.
The objective case of thou. See Thou.
n.
The parson bird.
n.
The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.
v. t.
See Tie, the proper orthography.
n.
The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
n.
One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
pron.
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
n.
A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax (Linum usitatissimum).
obj.
The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
v. t.
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
obj.
This or that female; the woman understood or referred to; the animal of the female sex, or object personified as feminine, which was spoken of.
n.
The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.
v. t.
A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
pron.
The objective case of they. See They.