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# shift
> Shell built-in command that shifts the arguments passed to the calling function or script by a specified number of places.
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> 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}}`