here is the one with the proper subject line.

sorry.

On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Vernon Geiszler <vernon.geiszler@???>
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>> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 14:50:04 +0200
>> From: Edward Bartolo <edbarx@???>
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>> Hi,
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>> On DNG I was suggested a book or two about unix. The aim was to read
>> about how processes are handled by the OS and what is important to
>> understand to properly write code for unix. However, when I checked
>> the prices I was let down: they are too expensive for me considering I
>> am coding on a voluntary basis. A free book about the innards of unix
>> and Linux, especially how processes are managed would be a highly
>> interesting reading for me. I don't know whether there are free ebooks
>> I can read and am afraid of vandalized ebooks that instead of giving
>> fact they give misconceptions.
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>> The question is, can I read some *reliable* free ebook to enhance my
>> knowledge of both Unix OSs and C?
>>
>> Edward
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>> From: karl@???
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>> > The question is, can I read some *reliable* free ebook to enhance my
>> > knowledge of both Unix OSs and C?
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>> Doing a quick search I find:
>> https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/C_Programming
>> http://www.computer-books.us/c.php
>> http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/C/CE.html
>> http://publications.gbdirect.co.uk/c_book/
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>> Why not buy a used book:
>> http://www.zvab.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=stevens&sts=t&tn=Unix
>> https://www.ilab.org/search.php?headerAlltext=stevens+unix&search=Search
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>> Other things that might or not help:
>> http://www.knosof.co.uk/cbook/cbook.html
>> http://c-faq.com/
>> http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/bwk-tutor.html
>> http://www.quut.com/c/c-www/
>> https://www.cons.org/cracauer/sigint.html
>> http://wiki.musl-libc.org/wiki/Alternative_libraries
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>> Books I like:
>> Stevens / Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment / Addison-Wesley
>> Harbinson Steele / C a reference manual / Prentice Hall
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unix_Programming_Environment
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language_%28book%29
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>> Regards,
>> /Karl Hammar
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 18:18:25 +0100
>> From: KatolaZ <katolaz@???>
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>> > The question is, can I read some *reliable* free ebook to enhance my
>> > knowledge of both Unix OSs and C?
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>> My humble impression is that you need just 4 things:
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>> - "The C programming language" (Kernighan & Ritchie),
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>> - "C in a nutshell" (Prinz & Crawford),
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>> - "The Unix programming environment" (Ritchie & Pike N.B.: *not the
>> one by Burgess*, which is a nice book but not even close to the
>> original UPE),
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>> - "Advanced programming in the Unix environment" (Stevens & Rago).
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>> I wouldn't look for anything else, because there is nothing more
>> accurate, precise, profund, clearly written, and to the point of these
>> books for whoever wants to start serious programming under unix, IMHO.
>>
>> And remember: good things happen to those who can read(2) between the
>> lines, to those who can open(2) a browser and lseek(2) appropriately,
>> to those who can send(2) an email, and to those who can wait(2)... ;)
>>
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>> Edward,
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> Does your local Library have any of these books? This way you can
> look/read them before even considering trying to buy one of them.
>
> Vernon
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