tldr/pages/common/shift.md
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shift

Bash built-in command that shifts the arguments passed to the calling function or script by a specified number of places. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-shift.

  • Move arguments by one place dropping the first argument:

shift

  • Move arguments by N places dropping the first N arguments:

shift {{N}}