An Advanced Introduction to
Unix/C Programming
John Dempsey
COMP-232 - Programming Languages
California State University Channel Islands
Spring 2025

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
13. Hash Tables		16 Slides
14. Parser Program		16 Slides
15. Other Topics       register, errno, fork, signals, shared memory, message queues		25 Slides
16. Unix Administration		27 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. RepoLeaf Classes		13 Pages
11. 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
REPOLEAF.COM
Visit https://repoleaf.com Repoleaf is a web browser, cloud based software engineering environment research project written by the professor.

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