shift [shell]

shift [n]

shift causes the positional parameters to be shifted by the value of n. Default of n is 1. So, if $5 has the value 'foo', after a shift 3, $2 has the value 'foo'.

		shift [shell]
		shift [n] shift causes the positional parameters to be shifted by the value of n. Default of n is 1. So, if $5 has the value 'foo', after a `shift 3`, $2 has the value 'foo'.


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