First Edition (October 1997)

Trademarks and Acknowledgements

About This Book

Chapter 1. Tools and Utilities

Chapter 2. The Curses Library

Chapter 3. Debugging Programs

Chapter 4. Error Notification

Chapter 5. File Systems and Directories

Chapter 6. Floating-Point Exceptions

Chapter 7. Input and Output Handling

Chapter 8. Large Program Support

Chapter 9. Parallel Programming

Chapter 10. Programming on Multiprocessor Systems

Chapter 11. Threads Programming Guidelines
Threads Basic Operation Overview
Creating Threads
Terminating Threads
List of Threads Basic Operation Subroutines
Synchronization Overview
Using Mutexes
Using Condition Variables
Joining Threads
List of Synchronization Subroutines
Scheduling Overview
Threads Scheduling
Synchronization Scheduling
List of Scheduling Subroutines
Threads Advanced Features
One-Time Initializations
Thread-Specific Data
Advanced Attributes
Making Complex Synchronization Objects
List of Threads Advanced-Feature Subroutines
Threads-Processes Interactions Overview
Signal Management
Process Duplication and Termination
Scheduling
List of Threads-Processes Interactions Subroutines
Threads Library Options
Threads Library Quick Reference
Supported Interfaces

Chapter 12. lex and yacc Program Information

Chapter 13. Logical Volume Programming

Chapter 14. make Command Overview

Chapter 15. m4 Macro Processor Overview

Chapter 16. National Language Support

Chapter 17. Object Data Manager (ODM)

Chapter 18. sed Program Information

Chapter 19. Shared Libraries and Shared Memory

Chapter 20. Packaging Software for Installation

Chapter 21. AIX Documentation Search Service

Chapter 22. Software Vital Product Data (SWVPD)

Chapter 23. Source Code Control System (SCCS)

Chapter 24. Subroutines, Example Programs, and Libraries

Chapter 25. System Management Interface Tool (SMIT)

Chapter 26. System Resource Controller

Chapter 27. Trace Facility

Chapter 28. TTY Subsystem

Chapter 29. High-Resolution Time Measurements Using PowerPC Time Base or POWER Real-Time Clock

Chapter 30. Loader Domains

Chapter 31. Power Management-Aware Application Program