In the rare cases where you have to fiddle with the bits inside integers, you can use the bitwise operations in Pike. They work just like in C and C++, and if you need to use them, you probably already know what they mean.
Shift left
a << b
Shift right
a >> b
Bitwise not
~ a
Bitwise and
a & b
Bitwise or
a | b
Bitwise exclusive or
a ^ b
