For someone who studied basic C/C++ in university and is interested in hacking a...

sk1pper · on Nov 28, 2016

Don't skip K&R. Probably read both. They're both pretty short.

A really, really good one is Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment. But, it's pretty expensive.

grandiego · on Nov 28, 2016

APUE does not teach C, but the Unix API. Granted, it is an excellent resource for people interested in such OS family.

K&R is a great resource which covers a lot beyond the syntax, but is obviously dated from the standard's perspective.