# phpman > man > operator(7) [OPERATOR(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/OPERATOR/7/markdown) Linux Programmer's Manual [OPERATOR(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/OPERATOR/7/markdown) ## NAME operator - C operator precedence and order of evaluation ## DESCRIPTION This manual page lists C operators and their precedence in evaluation. ### Operator Associativity Notes () [] -> . ++ -- left to right [1] ! ~ ++ -- + - (type) * & sizeof right to left [2] * / % 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 ++ and -- operators at this precedence level are the postfix flavors of the opera‐ tors. [2] The ++ and -- operators at this precedence level are the prefix flavors of the operators. ## COLOPHON This page is part of release 5.10 of the Linux _man-pages_ project. A description of the project, information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found at . Linux 2020-08-13 [OPERATOR(7)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/OPERATOR/7/markdown)