An Advanced Introduction to
Unix/C Programming
John Dempsey
COMP-232 - Programming Languages
California State University Channel Islands
Fall 2024

COMP-232, Programming Languages, is three classes in one. Mondays are a programming languages class. Wednesdays are an Advanced Unix/C Programming class using the materials below. At the end of class, the class becomes a compiler class where each student writes a compiler in C.

PRESENTATIONS
1. Introducing the Unix System		16 Slides
2. C Reserved Words		52 Slides
3. stdio.h - Standard I/O Library		27 Slides
4. C Library Functions		32 Slides
5. Unix System Calls		15 Slides
6. C Pointers		20 Slides
7. Unix Commands		28 Slides
8. Unix Shells		12 Slides
9. Unix Environment		9 Slides
10. Unix Makefile		9 Slides
11. Databases		26 Slides
12. flex & bison		16 Slides
12. Hash Tables		16 Slides
12. Parser Program		16 Slides
13. Other Topics       register, errno, fork, signals, shared memory, message queues		26 Slides
IN-CLASS EXERCISE HANDOUTS
1. Git Educated - A mini tutorial on gcc, make, and git		10 Pages
2. Unix: A Simple Operating System		7 Pages
3. Putty/sftp/ssh		6 Pages
5. Unixland		23 Pages
6. Debugging gdb		7 Pages
7. Debugging GDB Cheat Sheet		1 Page
4. sftp Public/Private Keys.com		8 Pages
8. Unix System Calls		6 Pages
9. Database Queries		10 Pages
10. Programming Guidance		4 Pages
PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTS
LAB1. How to Install Ubuntu 22.04		7 Pages
LAB2. Programming Tasks 1-3		12 Pages
LAB2. Programming Tasks 4-5		12 Pages
LAB3. Programming Tasks 6-7		5 Pages
LAB4. Programming Tasks 8-9		4 Pages
LAB5. Linked List Student Database Task 10		12 Pages
LAB6. System Calls - Task 11		7 Pages
LAB7. Database Programming in C - Task 12		6 Pages
LAB7. Stocks - Task 13		7 Pages
LAB8. Scanner - Task 14		11 Pages
LAB9. Parser - Task 15		17 Pages
LAB9. Lex and Yacc Extra Credit		3 Pages
LAB10. Bison and Flex - Task 16		18 Pages
LAB 11: ciLisp Final Project		42 Pages

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