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Shift Operators

Binary ``<<`` returns the value of its left argument shifted left by the number of bits specified by the right argument. Arguments should be integers. (See also Integer Arithmetic.)

Binary ``>>'' returns the value of its left argument shifted right by the number of bits specified by the right argument. Arguments should be integers. (See also Integer Arithmetic.)

Source: Perl operators and precedence
Copyright: Larry Wall, et al.

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