From: Clemens Valens <c DOT valens AT mindless DOT com>
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Subject: Re: what do >>1 and >> 2 do?
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Why?

>>1 shifts all bits one position to the right, >>2 two.
Bits that fall out at the right side are lost, on the left
side bits with the same value as the sign bit are added.

Clemens



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