Index

& (ampersand)
- address operator, Memory Addressing Operators, Pointers as Arguments and Return Values, Declaring Pointers
- bitwise AND operator, Boolean bitwise operators
&& (ampersand, double), logical AND operator, Logical Operators
&= (ampersand, equal sign), bitwise AND assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
< > (angle brackets), enclosing filenames in include directives, Inserting the Contents of Header Files
* (asterisk)
- automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
- in pointer declarations, Declaring Pointers, Complex Declarators-typedef Declarations
- indirection operator, Lvalues, Memory Addressing Operators, Using Pointers to Read and Modify Objects
- multiplication operator, Arithmetic Operators
- specifying array length, Declaring Variable-Length Array Parameters
*= (asterisk, equal sign), multiplication assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
@ (at sign), automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
\ (backslash)
- beginning character codes, Escape Sequences
- beginning escape sequences, Character Sets, Wide characters, Escape Sequences-Escape Sequences
- escape sequence for, Escape Sequences
- in makefile rules, Pattern Rules
- in preprocessor directives, Preprocessing Directives
- trigraph representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
{ } (braces)
- digraphs representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
- enclosing array initialization lists, Writing Initialization Lists, Initializing Multidimensional Arrays
- enclosing block statements, Block Statements
- enclosing enumeration values, Enumerated Types, Other Operators
- enclosing initialization lists, Explicit Initialization
- enclosing structure members, Defining Structure Types
- trigraphs representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
^ (caret)
- automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
- bitwise exclusive OR operator, Boolean bitwise operators
- trigraph representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
^= (caret, equal sign), bitwise exclusive OR assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
: (colon)
- in makefiles, Pattern Rules
- preceding bit-field width, Bit-Fields
:: (colon, double), double-colon rule for makefiles, Double-Colon Rules
:= (colon, equal sign)
- assignment operator in makefiles, Assignment Operators
- function definition in makefiles, User-Defined Functions
, (comma), sequential evaluation operator, Other Operators, for Statements
$ (dollar sign)
- preceding function calls in makefiles, Functions
- preceding variable references in makefiles, Rules, The Automatic Variables
" " (double quotes)
- enclosing filenames in include directives, Inserting the Contents of Header Files
- enclosing string literals, String Literals
- escape sequence for, Escape Sequences
… (ellipsis), indicating optional parameters, Comments, Declaring Optional Parameters, Variable numbers of arguments
= (equal sign)
- assignment operator, Assignment Operators
- assignment operator in makefiles, Assignment Operators
- in initializers, Explicit Initialization
== (equal sign, double), equal-to operator, Comparative Operators
! (exclamation mark), logical NOT operator, Logical Operators
!= (exclamation mark, equal sign), not-equal-to operator, Comparative Operators
/ (forward slash), division operator, Arithmetic Operators
/* */ (forward slash, asterisk), enclosing block comments, Comments
// (forward slash, double), preceding line comments, Comments
/= (forward slash, equal sign), division assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
# (hash mark)
- beginning preprocessor directives, Source Files, Preprocessing Directives
- digraph representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
- preceding comments in makefiles, Rules, Comments
- stringify operator, The stringify operator
- trigraph representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
## (hash mark, double), token-pasting operator, The token-pasting operator
< (left angle bracket)
- automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
- less-than operator, Comparative Operators
<< (left angle bracket, double), shift left operator, Shift operators
<<= (left angle bracket, double, equal sign), shift left assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
<= (left angle bracket, equal sign)
- less-than or equal-to operator, Comparative Operators
- (minus sign)
- subtraction operator, Arithmetic Operators
- unary negative operator, Arithmetic Operators
-- (minus sign, double), decrement operator, Increment and Decrement Operators
-= (minus sign, equal sign), subtraction assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
-> (minus sign, right angle bracket), arrow operator, Memory Addressing Operators, Members of structures and unions, Using Pointers to Read and Modify Objects, Accessing Structure Members
( ) (parentheses)
- enclosing function calls in makefiles, Functions
- enclosing type names in cast operations, Type Conversions, Other Operators
- enclosing variable names in makefiles, Rules
- function calls, Other Operators, How Functions Are Executed
- grouping expression operands, Operator Precedence and Associativity
- in array pointer declarations, Array Pointers
- in declarations, Object and Function Declarations, Complex Declarators-typedef Declarations
- in function pointer declarations, Pointers to Functions
% (percent sign)
- automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
- in makefile rules, Pattern Rules
- modulo operator, Arithmetic Operators
- preceding conversion specifications, The format string
%= (percent sign, equal sign), modulo assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
. (period), member designator, Memory Addressing Operators, Accessing Structure Members
+ (plus sign)
- addition operator, Arithmetic Operators
- automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
- in access mode string, Access Modes
- unary positive operator, Arithmetic Operators
++ (plus sign, double), increment operator, Increment and Decrement Operators
+= (plus sign, equal sign)
- addition assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
- append operator in makefiles, Assignment Operators
? (question mark)
- automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
- escape sequence for, Escape Sequences
?: (question mark, colon), conditional evaluation operator, Other Operators
?? (question mark, double), preceding trigraphs, Digraphs and Trigraphs
?= (question mark, equal sign), conditional assignment operator in makefiles, Assignment Operators
> (right angle bracket), greater-than operator, Comparative Operators
>> (right angle bracket, double), shift right operator, Shift operators
>>= (right angle bracket, double, equal sign), shift right assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
>= (right angle bracket, equal sign), greater-than or equal-to operator, Comparative Operators
; (semicolon)
- ending statements, Expression Statements
- in command scripts for make, The Command Script
' ' (single quotes)
- enclosing character constants, Character Constants
- escape sequence for, Escape Sequences
[ ] (square brackets)
- digraphs representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
- enclosing array element designators, Initializing Specific Elements, Initializing Multidimensional Arrays
- in array declarations, Complex Declarators-typedef Declarations
- in array definitions, Defining Arrays, Multidimensional Arrays
- indicating array parameters, Arrays as Function Parameters
- subscript operator, Lvalues, Memory Addressing Operators, Accessing Array Elements
- trigraphs representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
~ (tilde)
- bitwise NOT operator, Boolean bitwise operators
- trigraph representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
| (vertical bar)
- bitwise OR operator, Boolean bitwise operators
- trigraph representing, Digraphs and Trigraphs
|| (vertical bar, double), logical OR operator, Logical Operators
|= (vertical bar, equal sign), bitwise OR assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
0 (zero)
- preceding octal constants, Integer Constants
- return value, The main() Function
\0 null character, Character Sets
0x (zero, x), preceding hexadecimal constants, Integer Constants, Hexadecimal Floating-Point Constants

K&R (Kernighan-Ritchie) style function definitions, K&R-Style Function Definitions
Kdevelop, IDEs for C
keywords, reserved, Identifiers
kill command, GDB, Running a Program in the Debugger
kill_dependency macro, Macros Defined in stdatomic.h

-L option, gcc command, Assembling
L or l, suffix for constants, Integer Constants, Decimal Floating-Point Constants, Hexadecimal Floating-Point Constants
L, prefix for wide string literals, String Literals, Strings
L, prefix for wide-character constants, Character Constants, Types and Values of Character Constants
labels, goto statement, The goto Statement, Declarations
labs function, Standard Library Functions
ld command, Step by Step
ldexp function, Standard Library Functions
ldiv function, Standard Library Functions
ldiv_t type, stdlib.h
LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, Environment Variables
left angle bracket (<)
- automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
- less-than operator, Comparative Operators
left angle bracket, double (<<), shift left operator, Shift operators
left angle bracket, double, equal sign (<<=), shift left assignment operator, Assignment Operators, Compound assignments
left angle bracket, equal sign (<=), less-than or equal-to operator, Comparative Operators
less-than operator (<), Comparative Operators
less-than or equal-to operator (<=), Comparative Operators
.LIBPATTERNS variable, make, Other Built-In Variables
libraries, Standard Library Functions
- (see also shared object files)
- headers for (see header files; standard headers)
- non-standard, linking, Non-standard libraries-Passing options to the linker
- standard (see standard library functions)
LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, Non-standard libraries, Environment Variables
limits.h header, Integer Types, limits.h-limits.h
#line directive, Defining Line Numbers
line-buffered streams, Buffers
__LINE__ macro, Defining Line Numbers, Predefined Macros
linkage for identifiers, Storage Class Specifiers, Linkage of Identifiers-No Linkage, Function and Macro Calls
linker, How the C Compiler Works
list (l) command, GDB, Finding a Bug, Displaying Source Code
literals, Literals-String Literals
- character constants, Character Constants-Escape Sequences
- floating-point constants, Floating-Point Constants-Hexadecimal Floating-Point Constants
- integer constants, Integer Constants-Integer Constants
- string literals, String Literals-String Literals
LL or ll, suffix for constants, Integer Constants
llabs function, Standard Library Functions
lldiv function, Standard Library Functions
lldiv_t type, stdlib.h
llrint function, Standard Library Functions
llround function, Standard Library Functions
locale.h header, locale.h, Internationalization
localeconv function, locale.h, Standard Library Functions
locales, locale.h, Internationalization-Internationalization
- (see also international characters)
localtime function, Standard Library Functions
localtime_s function, Standard Library Functions
locking
- mutexes using, Mutual Exclusion
- streams using, Streams
log function, Standard Library Functions
log10 function, Standard Library Functions
log1p function, Standard Library Functions
log2 function, Standard Library Functions
logb function, Standard Library Functions
logical AND operator (&&), Logical Operators
logical NOT operator (!), Logical Operators
logical operators, Logical Operators-Logical Operators, iso646.h
logical OR operator (||), Logical Operators
long double imaginary type, Complex Floating-Point Types
long double type, Floating-Point Types-Floating-Point Types
long double _Complex type, Complex Floating-Point Types
long long type, Integer Types, Integer Types
long type, Integer Types, Integer Types
longjmp function, The goto Statement, Standard Library Functions
loops (see iteration statements)
.LOW_RESOLUTION_TIME target attribute, make, Other Target Attributes
lrint function, Standard Library Functions
lround function, Standard Library Functions
lvalues, Lvalues-Lvalues
L_tmpnam macro, stdio.h
L_tmpnam_s macro, stdio.h

qsort function, Standard Library Functions
qsort_s function, Standard Library Functions
qualified objects, pointers to, Pointers to qualified object types
qualifiers (see type qualifiers)
question mark (?)
- automatic variable in makefiles, The Automatic Variables
- escape sequence for, Escape Sequences
question mark, colon (?:), conditional evaluation operator, Other Operators
question mark, double (??), preceding trigraphs, Digraphs and Trigraphs
question mark, equal sign (?=), conditional assignment operator in makefiles, Assignment Operators
quick_exit function, Standard Library Functions
--quiet option, GDB, Command-Line Options
quit (q) command, GDB, Finding a Bug

x (exclusive), in access mode string, Access Modes
x command, GDB, Displaying memory blocks-Displaying memory blocks
\x escape sequence, Wide characters, Escape Sequences
-x option, gcc command, File types
-x option, GDB, Executing command scripts
X or x conversion specifier, Printing integers, Reading integers
Xcode, IDEs for C
xor operator, iso646.h
xor_eq operator, iso646.h

^Z end-of-stream character, Text Streams
zero (0)
- preceding octal constants, Integer Constants
- return value, The main() Function
zero, x (0x), preceding hexadecimal constants, Integer Constants, Hexadecimal Floating-Point Constants
/Zp1 option, Visual C/C++, Structure Members in Memory

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