Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment

Course #: CSIC30147

• Time: Monday 13:20--15:10
• Classroom: ED117
• Prerequisite: C/C++/Python programming, (x86/x86-64) Assembly, Operating Systems, Comptuer Networks
• Textbook: W. Richard Stevens and Stephen A. Rago, “Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment,” 2nd ed. or 3rd ed., Addison Wesley

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Course Details

• TAs

  • TA group: (TBD)
  • Email: echo 'dGFAem9vbGFiLm9yZwo=' | base64 -d (you know how to decode it if you have participated the class on the 1st day)
• TAs' Office Hour: by appointment @ EC223A
• Course Topics:

  1. Fundamental tools and shell programming
  2. Files and directories
  3. File I/O and standard I/O
  4. System data files and information
  5. Process environment
  6. Process control
  7. Signals
  8. Assembly language integration
  9. ptrace and applications
  10. Threads
  11. Daemon processes
  12. Advanced I/O
  13. Inter-process communication
  14. Network I/O
  15. Other Topics
• Tentative Schedule & Arrangement

  Week	Date	Arrangement	Topic
  1	02/17	Lecture	Course introduction & overview
  2	02/24	Lab	(video) file+dir, file+stdio, sysinfo
  3	03/03	Lecture	lab pre-intro; (video) assembly #1/#2
  4	03/10	Lab	(video) file+dir & file+stdio & sysinfo
  5	03/17	Lecture	procenv + procctl + assembly
  6	03/24	Lecture	procenv + procctl + assembly
  7	03/31	Lab	(video) procrel
  8	04/07	Homework #1 Announcement	<midterm week>
  9	04/14	Lecture	Signal & thread
  10	04/21	Lab	(video) ipc
  11	04/28	(demo)	(video) signal & thread; Homework #1 demo
  12	05/05	Lab	(video) adv-ipc
  13	05/12	Lecture	ptrace
  14	05/19	Lecture	ptrace
  15	05/26	Lab	--
  16	06/02	(demo)	<final week> Homework #2 demo

• Grading Policy (tentative - to be confirmed)

  • [60%] In-class labs
  • [40%] Homework
• Homework policy: We do not welcome copycats. You are encourages to discuss with your classmates, but all your submissions must be your own work.

Lab & Homework Submission

1. Pack all your files into a single tar.gz archive file.
2. Upload your homework via the campus E3 system.

Downloads

• Slides: download the course slides from the share folder.
• Container files for running the samples - Please clone the files from the repository and follow the instructions.
• Sample codes download: in-class samples and patched textbook samples.
• If you are new to Linux, you may try to install Debian (or Ubuntu), Mint, or Manjaro Linux. You may want to read the Debian Reference or the Ubuntu Manual Project.
• If you would like to try different flavors of UNIX OSes, you may have a look at the DistroWatch website.
• Quick References:

  • SystemV Commands Pocket Guide
  • Common Unix Commands
  • Summary of common Unix Commands
  • GDB reference card (7.2)
  • GDB book (13.2)
• OS pre-defined compiler macros.

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