# bit manipulation in bro scripts.

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/bit-manipulation-in-bro-scripts/225>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [March 30, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bit-manipulation-in-bro-scripts/225 "2002-03-30T06:17:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ashley\_Thomas1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@Ashley\_Thomas1](https://community.zeek.org/u/Ashley_Thomas1)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bit-manipulation-in-bro-scripts/225/1 "2002-03-30T06:17:17Z")

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hi all,

does bro scripts support bit manipulation ?  
for eg: to see if the nth bit is set/not ?

just curious..

thanks for your time  
ashley

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/bit-manipulation-in-bro-scripts/225/2 "2022-05-06T15:36:27Z")

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