 
The following table lists the operators, in order of increasing precedence, that are available in gawk.
| Symbol | Meaning | 
|---|---|
| = += -= *= /= %= ^= **= | Assignment | 
| ?: | C style conditional (expression ? if-true-action : if-false-action) | 
| || | Logical OR | 
| && | Logical AND | 
| in | Array membership (see for command) | 
| ~ !~ | Match regular expression and negation | 
| < <= > >= != == >> | | & | Relational and redirection 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 | 
 
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