Thread: bit value generation doubt

I came across this link on how to generate the bitwise represenation of any int , char on one of the forums.

showbits

The logic that the program uses is

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Code:

void bits_uint(unsigned int value)
 {
    unsigned int bit;
    for ( bit = /* msb */(~0U >> 1) + 1; bit > 0; bit >>= 1 )
    {
      putchar(value & bit ? '1' : '0');
    } 
   putchar('\n');
}

In the for loop the condition that the program uses is

for ( bit = /* msb */(~0U >> 1) + 1; bit > 0; bit >>= 1 )

What does this imply

bit >>= 1(greater than , greater than equal to ???????????????)


If i understand it now its supposed to mean

bit = bit >> 1;