# UNIX Network Programming

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{{Short description|1990 book by W. Richard Stevens}}
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'''Unix Network Programming''' is a book written by [W. Richard Stevens](/source/W._Richard_Stevens).<ref>{{cite book | title=UNIX Network Programming, 1st Ed | publisher=Prentice Hall | author=Stevens, W. Richard | year=1990 | isbn=978-0139498763 | oclc=20631405 }}</ref> It was published in 1990 by [Prentice Hall](/source/Prentice_Hall) and covers many topics regarding [UNIX](/source/UNIX) networking and [Computer network programming](/source/Computer_network_programming). The book focuses on the design and development of network software under UNIX. The book provides descriptions of how and why a given solution works and includes 15,000 lines of [C code](/source/C_(programming_language)). The book's summary describes it as "for programmers seeking an in depth tutorial on [sockets](/source/Unix_domain_socket), [transport level](/source/OSI_model) interface (TLI), [interprocess communications](/source/Inter-process_communication) (IPC) facilities under [System V](/source/System_V) and [BSD](/source/BSD) UNIX."<ref>{{cite web
| url=https://www.textbooks.com/Unix-Network-Programming-90-Edition/9780139498763/W-Richard-Stevens.php
| title=Unix Network Programming - 90 edition: Summary
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| access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref> The book has been translated into several languages, including Chinese, Italian, German, Japanese and others.

Later editions have expanded into two volumes, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API<ref>{{cite book | title=Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API | publisher=Addison-Wesley Professional |author1=W. Richard Stevens |author2=Bill Fenner |author3=Andrew M. Rudoff  |name-list-style=amp | year=2003 | isbn=978-0131411555 | oclc=53867239 | edition=3rd }}</ref> and Volume 2: Interprocess Communications.<ref>{{cite book | title=Unix Network Programming, Volume 2: Interprocess Communications | publisher=Prentice Hall | author=Stevens, W. Richard | year=1998 | isbn=9780130810816 | oclc=1055101128 | edition=2nd }}</ref>

In the movie ''[Wayne's World 2](/source/Wayne's_World_2)'', the book is briefly referenced.<ref>{{cite web
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| first1=Rachel
| title=Guru of the Unix gurus
| url=https://www.salon.com/2000/09/01/rich_stevens/
| date=Sep 1, 2000
| work=[Salon.com](/source/Salon.com)
| access-date=2023-02-06}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://books.slashdot.org/story/03/12/03/2144222/unix-network-programming-vol-1 Unix Network Programming, Vol. 1]
* [http://www.kohala.com/start/unpv12e/interview.html Prentice Hall interview with Rich Stevens, author of Unix Programming, Volume 1: Networking APIs, Sockets and XTI, 2/e]
* [https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2656 UNIX Network Programming, Volume 1, Second Edition] Aug 1, 1998, By David Bausum

Category:Computer books
Category:1990 books

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