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A beginner's guide to Linux syscalls

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dotmatrix ·
The most visceral way to learn about syscalls is to install the Net Assembler along with GDB and get to work with a few simple programs... running and pausing in gdb... checking registers... and watching the wheels turn... until the inevitable writing past the end of memory.

Ahhh! I love asm.
JaseP ·
I'm still looking for a good IDE to use for assembly on Linux... And a few good libraries,... It's been about 2 years since I did any assembly programming...

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