bits shl for bits

Bitwise shift left for ints.

Signature

> bits shl {flags} (bits)

Flags

  • --signed, -s: always treat input number as a signed number
  • --number-bytes, -n {string}: the word size in number of bytes, it can be 1, 2, 4, 8, auto, default value 8

Parameters

  • bits: number of bits to shift left

Input/output types:

inputoutput
intint
list<int>list<int>

Examples

Shift left a number by 7 bits

> 2 | bits shl 7
256

Shift left a number with 1 byte by 7 bits

> 2 | bits shl 7 --number-bytes '1'
0

Shift left a signed number by 1 bit

> 0x7F | bits shl 1 --signed
254

Shift left a list of numbers

> [5 3 2] | bits shl 2
╭───┬────╮
 0  20 
 1  12 
 2   8 
╰───┴────╯

Tips: Command bits shl was not included in the official binaries by default, you have to build it with --features=extra flag