Linux/UNIX System Programming Essentials course outline

1. Course Introduction
2. Fundamental Concepts
   • Error handling
   • System data types
   • Notes on code examples
3. File I/O
   • File I/O overview
   • open(), read(), write(), and close()
4. Processes
   • Process IDs
   • Process memory layout
   • Command-line arguments
   • The environment list
   • The /proc filesystem
5. Signals
   • Overview of signals
   • Signal dispositions
   • Useful signal-related functions
   • Signal handlers
   • Designing signal handlers
6. Process Lifecycle
   • Creating a new process: fork()
   • Process termination
   • Monitoring child processes
   • Orphans and zombies
   • The SIGCHLD signal
   • Executing programs: execve()
7. System Call Tracing with strace (*)
   • Getting started
   • Tracing child processes
   • Filtering strace output

(*) Topics marked with an asterisk will be covered subject to time constraints.

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