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The C Programming Language

Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie

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Summary

Kernighan and Ritchie introduce C through working programs, then examine types, control flow, functions, pointers, structures and input/output. This second edition describes the language defined by the ANSI standard and includes a compact reference manual. A chapter connects C programs with the Unix system interface.

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Use worked C programs and the Unix interface to understand technical product implementation.