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Source Code and Commentary on Unix level 6; John Lions; Peer-To-Peer Communications; 1-57398-013-7.

This legendary underground classic, reproduced without modification, is two works in one: the complete source code to an early version (Edition 6) of the UNIX operating system and a brilliant commentary on that code by John Lions. Lions' marriage of source code with commentary was originally used as an operating systems textbook, and remains just as relevant today.

This book has been mentioned in the following pages of the Jargon File: Lions Book.

Donald Lewine; O'Reilly, 1991, 0-937175-73-0.

This guide, intended as an explanation of the POSIX standard and as a reference for the POSIX.1 programming library, helps you write more portable programs. Most UNIX systems today are POSIX compliant because the federal government requires it for its purchases. Even OSF and UI agree on support for POSIX. Unfortunately, given the manufacturer's documentation, it can be difficult to distinguish system-specific features from those features defined by POSIX. The POSIX Programmer's Guide is especially helpful if you are writing programs that must run on multiple UNIX platforms. This guide also helps you convert existing UNIX programs for POSIX compliance.

This book has been mentioned in the following pages of the Jargon File: Purple Book.

Alfred V. Aho, Jeffrey D. Ullman; Addison-Wesley, 1977; .

Also known as the ‘Green Dragon Book’ because of the cover design. One of the best references for anyone interested in the subject of compiler design and development. It is really a great book, especially for self study.

This book has been mentioned in the following pages of the Jargon File: Dragon Book.

Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant. O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition (July 14, 2000). .

Programming Perl is the definitive guide to the language. Perl is the scripting utility that has established itself as the programming tool of choice for the World Wide Web, UNIX system administration, and a vast range of other applications. Perl is a language for easily manipulating text, files, and processes. It provides a more concise and readable way to do many jobs that were formerly accomplished (with difficulty) by programming with C or one of the shells. Perl is likely to be available wherever you choose to work. And if it isn't, you can get it and install it easily and free of charge.

This book has been mentioned in the following pages of the Jargon File: Camel Book, Perl, TMTOWTDI.