Advanced Linux Programming is an e-book that covers the common programming environments on the GNU/Linux system (shell, awk, etc.). The book is designed to help: develop GNU/Linux software that works the way users expect it to; write more sophisticated programs with features such as multi-processing, multi-threading, interprocess communication, and interaction with hardware devices; improve programs by making them run faster, more reliably, and more securely; understand the preculiarities of a GNU/Linux system, including its limitations, special capabilities, and conventions.