Additive Operators Binary "+" returns the sum of two numbers. Binary

Quote and Quote-like Operators While we usually think of quotes as literal values, in Perl they function as operators, providing various kinds

Shift Operators Binary "<<" returns the value of its left argument shifted left by

Equality Operators Binary "==" returns true if the left argument is numerically equal to

Multiplicative Operators Binary "*" multiplies two numbers. Binary

Comma Operator Binary "," is the comma operator. In scalar context it evaluates its left

Gory details of parsing quoted constructs When presented with something that might have several different interpretations, Perl uses the DWIM

Terms and List Operators (Leftward) A TERM has the highest precedence in Perl. They include variables, quote and quote-like operators, any

Bitwise And Binary "&" returns its operands ANDed together bit by bit. Although no warning

Bitwise String Operators Bitstrings of any size may be manipulated by the bitwise operators (~ | & ^).