Re: feature request: allow shif [n] with n > $#

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On Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 9:43 AM Robert Elz <kre@munnari.oz.au> wrote:

>     Date:        Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:05:56 -0400
>     From:        Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu>
>     Message-ID:  <6973cbca-28bd-5a20-4966-1d8251e956ae@case.edu>
>
>   | If you want to be sure to shift out all existing parameters, use
>   | `shift $#'. If you want something else, you can add logic to cap the
>   | argument passed to `shift' at $#.
>
> I agree.
>
> Except "set --" is less work all around than "shift $#"
>
> In general:
>
>         [ "$ARG" -lt "$#" ] && shift "$ARG" || set --


shift "$(( n < $# ? n : $# ))"

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