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operator(7)          Miscellaneous Information Manual         operator(7)

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       operator - C operator precedence and order of evaluation

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       This manual page lists C operators and their precedence in
       evaluation.

       Operator                                    Associativity   Notes
       () _Generic()                               -               [1]
       [] () . -> ++ -- (type){}                   left to right   [2] [3]
       ++ -- & * + - ~ ! _Countof sizeof alignof   right to left   [4]
       (type)                                      right to left
       * / %                                       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
       = *= /= %= += -= <<= >>= &= ^= |=           right to left
       ,                                           left to right

       The following notes provide further information to the above
       table:

       [1]  The () at this precedence is the parenthesized expression.
       [2]  The () at this precedence is the function call operator.
       [3]  The ++ and -- operators at this precedence level are the
            postfix flavors of the operators.
       [4]  The ++ and -- operators at this precedence level are the
            prefix flavors of the operators.

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