Binary file read with bit offset..not byte offset.

hi,
i want to read a binary file with some offset ..not in bytes... offset in bits..my data is a single bit data stream size of 1GB ,after skipping particular bit offset i want to read the data in byte order..
Indrajit
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hi , Gerd W
i am not able to follow your answer.... here with i attached a file to describe my query more clearly. Actually two channels of 1 bit data stream stored in two different files ,and the file size will be more than 10 GB.
i want to delay the channel B by 3 bits and i want to perform bitwise operation between channel A and shifted version of channel B..till the end of the data..
now i am doing this without applying any delay by choosing a small block by block which corresponds to 1 sec of data .
Indrajit
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