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    The book of C programming of Poonam phonde of Vision publications, pune is also nice one.. I recommend to try it out..

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    I followed a few books to learn as far as basics are concerned.But not all aspects are fulfilled.They are "LET US C" by YPK,"DATASTRUCTURE WITH C" by Seymoure Lipschutz and"OBJECT ORIENTED C++" by BALAGURUSWAMY.But in case of DS I found Lipschutz more efficient for beginners than Tanenbum's.
    "1st allow yourself to make the basics clear and then step ahead to make a glorious victory over the subject and unleash your power to manipulate it !"
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    C Programming

    This link contains has detailed notes from a course a professor taught, it is practically a book on c programming. There are also questions, tutorials, and assignments all with answers. It is nicely structured and I rarely found myself needing a book for reference while following the notes.

    It is a free solution, and is easier to navigate compared to a pdf.

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    Quote Originally Posted by waaiting View Post
    C Programming

    This link contains has detailed notes from a course a professor taught, it is practically a book on c programming. There are also questions, tutorials, and assignments all with answers. It is nicely structured and I rarely found myself needing a book for reference while following the notes.

    It is a free solution, and is easier to navigate compared to a pdf.
    Nice online resources! Save my day ! =)

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    Quote Originally Posted by petesnook
    Can anyone recommend a book which includes a good reference to the C library functions, i.e. what they do, what they return etc ? I have a couple of 'learn to program C' books, but neither are very comprehensive when it comes to the functions.
    O'Reilly's C: In A Nutshell has documentation for the entire standard C library along with some very helpfull information to C newcommers (like myself) on how to use it [the C language].

    Hope this is helpfull.

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    I found this book:

    "C Programming," by Mike McGrath
    , for $10 at Barnes & Noble. While I have several other C books, I find myself finding quick answers to those little questions that pop up. It certainly isn't as comprehensive as many of the aforementioned texts but for ten bucks a guy can't go wrong...

    And it does have several ANSI IO libraries as well as the ASCII characters in it--and it only takes a second to find everything. Great addition to the C library.

    TB

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    Pointers On C
    Kenneth A. Reek
    ISBN = 0673999866

    Good for programmers experienced with other languages who want to learn C. Covers pointers very well, and has lots of practical advice and examples, not just academic toy examples. Covers stdlib fairly well too. Covers basic data structures: linked lists, stacks, queues, and trees. Covers common idioms.

    Not good for beginners to programming.

    I used K&R, but did not find that I learned pointers and dynamic memory well enough to dig into UNIX system programming and device drivers. This book covered the gap very well. I highly recommend it for anybody who has experience with another language and wants to learn C.

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    I was looking at the revies of A C Reference Manual on amazon an someone replied

    Listen Grasshopper, to master the ways of C you need these three books:

    The C Programming Language
    C: A reference Manual
    Data Structures: An Advanced Approach using C.

    And no others. That is the beauty of C. It is small and minimal. Than learn Scheme. You will never need anything else.

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    I forgot:

    Essential C - Nick Parlante

    http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/101/

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    Although I've not used this book, I've come across a number of people who fall back on "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald Knuth

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