NAME
     shift  adjust Shell arguments

SYNOPSIS
     shift

DESCRIPTION
     Shift is used in Shell command files to shift  the	 argument
     list  left	by 1, so that old $2 can now be	referred to by $1
     and so forth.  Shift is useful to iterate over several argu-
     ments to a	command	file.  For example, the	command	file

     : loop
     if	$1x = x	exit
     pr	3 $1
     shift
     goto loop

     prints each of its	arguments in 3-column format.

     Shift is executed within the Shell.

SEE ALSO
     sh	(I)

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