I am a big fan of the POSIX.1 standard. The lastest version of this standard (IEEE Std. 1003.1-2008) was released in December 1st 2008. The formal name for this version of the standard is Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) Base Specifications, Issue 7.
Like its predecessors, IEEE Std. 1003.1-2004 and IEEE Std. 1003.1-2001, it was [...]