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> 
> I need to buy a book on C or C++ to help me in FreeBSD. 
> Which would be better to buy?
 
This doesn't answer your C++ part of the question, but you should have 
the Kernighan & Ritchie "The C Programming Language" and then
get something like "C A Reference Manual"  (Latest edition is 5th I think)
by Harbison and Steele.    After that you might look at "C Programming FAQs" 
by Steve Summit.
> 
> I first thought a book on C would be best, because the OS is written in C. But, now I'm not sure because I read that gcc can compile C++ too (so, I'm assuming C++ must get used too).
> 
> Does it even matter?
> 
> Suggestions?
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