May 15, 2003

Purple Book

n.

1. The System V Interface Definition. The covers of the first editions were an amazingly nauseating shade of off-lavender.

2. Syn. Wizard Book. Donald Lewine's POSIX Programmer's Guide (O'Reilly, 1991, ISBN 0-937175-73-0). See also book titles.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:33 AM

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