Gday,

I've programmed with C++ and the W32 API for a few years, and in the last few days ive just started playing with linux for the first time. (im using ubuntu while i learn my way around.)

I can write console apps using STL no problem, but im lost when it comes to the linux system API. I know *of* the POSIX standard, but i figure linux must have its own API complimenting the POSIX calls. (i dont know anything about POSIX but id imagine it doesnt cover all aspects of dealing with the OS.)

If anyone can offer suggestions on books or online material covering linux from a Win32 programmers POV, that would be great.

Also, an immediate question about linux:
Is there an equivilent to WinAPI's MAX_PATH under linux? I'm unsure how long i can make a filename.

Best regards,
fiveseven

Two books that helped me a great deal:
1. 'Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment' (2nd ed) by Stevens and Rago (Addison-Wesley)
2. 'Linux Programming' (3rd ed) by Mathew and Stones (Wrox)

The second book in particular goes beyond just the C/C++ API into the entire development environment/tools (ie: Make, gdb, valgrind, cvs, bitkeeper, etc etc...)

AFAIK it is still (and forever will be) 255 chars...

Thanks very much for your help guys, ill check out those two books asap

fiveseven

PATH_MAX is defined in limits.h It is not necessarily always 4096. It is definitely machine dependent.