Name
shift
Synopsis
shift [n
]
Shift positional arguments (e.g., $2
becomes $1
). If n is given,
shift to the left n places. Used in while
loops to iterate through
command-line arguments.
Examples
shift $(($1 + $6)) Use expression result as shift count
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