The authors would like to record their thanks to the many people who helped to make this book possible. Neil would like to thank his wife, Christine, for her understanding and children Alex and Adrian for not complaining too loudly at Dad spending so long in The Den writing. Rick would like to thank his wife, Ann, and their children, Jennifer and Andrew, for their very con-siderable patience during the evenings and weekends while Dad was yet again “doing book work.” | Wrox Programmer to Programmer Beginning Linux Programming 4th Edition Neil Matthew Richard Stones Beginning Linux Programming 4th Edition Neil Matthew Richard Stones I 1 807 s I WILEY ị 2007 ị I__Ir BICENTENNIAL Wiley Publishing .