OPERATOR(7) UNIX Reference Manual OPERATOR(7) NNAAMMEE ooppeerraattoorr - C operator precedence and order of evaluation DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN Operator Associativity -------- ------------- () [] -> . left to right ! ~ ++ -- - (type) * & sizeof right * / % left to right + - left to right << >> left to right < <= > >= left to right == != left to right & left to right ^ left to right left to right && left to right left to right ?: right to left = += -= etc. right to left , left to right FFIILLEESS /_u_s_r/_s_h_a_r_e/_m_i_s_c/_o_p_e_r_a_t_o_r HHIISSTTOORRYY 4.4 BSD.