Note: Page numbers followed by f indicate figures; those followed by t indicate tables; and those followed by b indicate boxed material.
Symbols and Numbers
& (ampersand) as script statement separator,
123
* (array multiplication operator),
42–43
@ (at character)
for executing text file statements,
122
$ (dollar sign)
for continued commands,
5
for operating system commands,
5
## (matrix multiplication operator),
43–44
> (maximum operator),
41–42
< (minimum operator),
41–42
[ ) (parentheses) for arrays,
25
? (question mark)
checking for function names,
23
for online help access,
9,
23
as ternary operator,
50–51
(semicolon) for comments,
5
[ (square brackets)
appending array index,
39