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{{Short description|Book by Michael Kerrisk}}
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'''''The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook''''' is a book written by [[Michael Kerrisk]], which documents the [[Application programming interface|APIs]] of the [[Linux kernel]] and the [[GNU C Library]] (glibc).

==Book==
The book covers topics related to the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general. It chronicles the history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. The book provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web|last1= Kerrisk |first1= Michael |url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ |title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk |date= May 2013 | publisher= lwn.net |access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/|title=Linux man-pages home|publisher=kernel.org|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

''The Linux Programming Interface'' has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html |title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' |publisher=man7.org |access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>

{{Gallery
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|File:Linux kernel System Call Interface and glibc.svg|The Linux kernel [[Application programming interface|API]] to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the [[system call|System Call Interface]] and the [[GNU C Library]].
|File:Linux kernel interfaces.svg|In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are [[Application binary interface|ABIs]].
|File:Simplified Structure of the Linux Kernel.svg|Simplified illustration of the Linux kernel's structure.
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== See also ==
{{Portal|Linux}}

* [[Linux kernel interfaces]]
* ''[[Programming Linux Games]]''

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.nostarch.com/tlpi The Linux Programming Interface at the publisher's (No Starch Press) Website]
* [http://man7.org/tlpi/ The Linux Programming Interface Description at Kerrisk's Website]
* [http://man7.org/tlpi/api_changes/ API changes]
* [http://tlpi.netdpi.net/ The Linux Programming Interface Traditional Chinese Translation]

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