Syntax
shift [n]
Options
n : The number of parameters to shift (default = 1)
The positional parameters from
n+1 ... $#
are renamed to
$1 ... $#-n+1
Parameters represented by the numbers $# to n+1 are unset.
n must be a positive number less than or equal to $#.
The return status is zero unless n is greater than $# or less than zero.
This is a BASH shell builtin, to display your local syntax from the bash prompt type: help shift
“Here lies Colonel Chinstrap, drowned, From the inside” ~ Shifting sands, The Goon Show
Related linux commands:
getopts - Parse positional parameters.
Equivalent Windows command:
SHIFT - Shift parameters
in a batch file.