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# Index: Symbols and Numbers

& (ampersand)
  && (logical AND) operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  in replacement text
    5.3. Substitution
    5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
* (asterisk)
  ** (exponentiation) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  **= (assignment) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  *= (assignment) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  as metacharacter
    3.1. That's an Expression
    3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character
  multiplication operator : 7.6. Expressions
\ (backslash)
  7.6. Expressions
  (see also escape sequences, awk)
  \<, \> escape sequences
    3.2.11. What's the Word? Part II
    11.2.3.4. Extended regular expressions
  \`, \' escape sequences : 11.2.3.4. Extended regular expressions
  character classes and : 3.2.4. Character Classes
  as metacharacter
    3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
    3.2.1. The Ubiquitous Backslash
  in replacement text
    5.3. Substitution
    5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
{} (braces)
  \{\} metacharacters
    3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
    3.2.8. A Span of Characters
  in awk
    2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
    2.4.1. Running awk
    8.1. Conditional Statements
  grouping sed commands in
    4.2.1. Grouping Commands
    5.1. About the Syntax of sed Commands
[] (brackets) metacharacters
  3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
  3.2.4. Character Classes
[::] metacharacters : 3.2.4.3. POSIX character class additions
[..] metacharacters : 3.2.4.3. POSIX character class additions
[==] metacharacters : 3.2.4.3. POSIX character class additions
^ (circumflex)
  ^= (assignment) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  character classes and
    3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
    3.2.4.2. Excluding a class of characters
  exponentiation operator : 7.6. Expressions
  as metacharacter
    3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
    3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters
  in multiline pattern space : 6.1.1. Append Next Line
: (colon) for labels : 6.4. Advanced Flow Control Commands
$ (dollar sign)
  as end-of-line metacharacter
    3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
    3.2.7. Positional Metacharacters
  for last input line : 4.2. A Global Perspective on Addressing
  in multiline pattern space : 6.1.1. Append Next Line
$0, $1, $2, ...
  2.4.1. Running awk
  7.5.1. Referencing and Separating Fields
. (dot) metacharacter
  3.1. That's an Expression
  3.2.2. A Wildcard
  3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character
= (equal sign)
  == (equal to) operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  for printing line numbers : 5.9. Print Line Number
! (exclamation point)
  4.2. A Global Perspective on Addressing
  A.2.1. Pattern Addressing
  != (not equal to) operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  !~ (does not match) operator
    7.5.1. Referencing and Separating Fields
    7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  branch command versus : 6.4.1. Branching
  csh and : 1.4. Four Hurdles to Mastering sed and awk
  logical NOT operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
> (greater than sign)
  >= (greater than or equal to) operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  for redirection
    2.3.2.1. Saving output
    4.3. Testing and Saving Output
    10.5. Directing Output to Files and Pipes
  relational operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
- (hyphen)
  -= (assignment) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  -- (decrement) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  character classes and : 3.2.4.1. A range of characters
  subtraction operator : 7.6. Expressions
< (less than sign)
  <= (less than or equal to) operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  relational operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
# for comments
  5.2. Comment
  7.4.1. Describing Your Script
  B.2.2.2. Comments
  #n for suppressing output : 5.2. Comment
#!, invoking awk with
  10.9. Invoking awk Using the #! Syntax
  B.1.1. Shell Wrapper for Invoking awk
() (parentheses)
  2.2.1. Scripting
  3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
  3.2.10. Grouping Operations
  with replacing text : 5.3.1. Replacement Metacharacters
% (percent sign)
  %= (assignment) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  for format specifications : 7.9. Formatted Printing
  modulo operator : 7.6. Expressions
+ (plus)
  += (assignment) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  ++ (increment) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  addition operator : 7.6. Expressions
  metacharacter : 7.4. Pattern Matching
  as metacharacter
    3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
    3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character
? (question mark)
  ?: (conditional) operator
    8.1.1. Conditional Operator
    11.1.3. The C Conditional Expression
  as metacharacter
    3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
    3.2.5. Repeated Occurrences of a Character
; (semicolon)
  2.3.1. Specifying Simple Instructions
  2.4.1. Running awk
  B.2.2.1. Line termination
' (single quotes)
  2.2. Command-Line Syntax
  2.3.1. Specifying Simple Instructions
/ (slash)
  /= (assignment) operator : 7.6. Expressions
  // as delimiter
    2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
    5.3. Substitution
  division operator : 7.6. Expressions
  in ed commands : 2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
  pattern addressing
    2.1. Awk, by Sed and Grep, out of Ed
    A.2.1. Pattern Addressing
~ (match) operator
  7.5.1. Referencing and Separating Fields
  7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
| (vertical bar)
  || (logical OR) operator : 7.8. Relational and Boolean Operators
  as metacharacter
    3.2. A Line-Up of Characters
    3.2.9. Alternative Operations
  piping output with : 10.5.1. Directing Output to a Pipe

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