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Bash: Advanced command line arguments

Bash: Advanced command line arguments Slicing down bash arguments as you want echo "arg length:" $ # for i in " ${@:1:1} " do echo " $i " done for i in " ${@:1} " do echo " $i " done echo " This is the last arg of cmd-args: " echo " ${@:$#:1} " echo " args but not last one" #shift for i in "${@:1: $( expr $# - 1 ) }" do echo " $i " done # Suggestion by Kevin: https://plus.google.com/106297454560345286689 # ${@:1:$# - 1} instead of ${@:1:$(expr $# - 1 )} for i in " ${@:1:$# - 1} " do echo " $i " done