13.5. Operators
The following table lists the operators, in order of increasing precedence, that are available in gawk.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| = += -= *= /= %= ^= **= | Assignment |
| ?: | C conditional expression |
| || | Logical OR |
| && | Logical AND |
| ~ !~ | Match regular expression and negation |
| < <= > >= != == | Relational operators |
| (blank) | Concatenation |
| + - | Addition, subtraction |
| * / % | Multiplication, division, and modulus |
| + - ! | Unary plus and minus and logical negation |
| ^ ** | Exponentiation |
| ++ -- | Increment and decrement, either prefix or postfix |
| $ | Field reference |
| in | Array membership (see for command) |
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| 13.4. gawk System Variables |  | 13.6. Variable and Array Assignments |
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