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- This file is shift.def, from which is created shift.c.
- It implements the builtin "shift" in Bash.
-
- Copyright (C) 1987, 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
- This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
-
- Bash is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
- the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later
- version.
-
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- WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
- for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- with Bash; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software
- Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
- $PRODUCES shift.c
-
- #include "../shell.h"
-
- $BUILTIN shift
- $FUNCTION shift_builtin
- $SHORT_DOC shift [n]
- The positional parameters from $N+1 ... are renamed to $1 ... If N is
- not given, it is assumed to be 1.
- $END
-
- /* Shift the arguments ``left''. Shift DOLLAR_VARS down then take one
- off of REST_OF_ARGS and place it into DOLLAR_VARS[9]. If LIST has
- anything in it, it is a number which says where to start the
- shifting. Return > 0 if `times' > $#, otherwise 0. */
- int
- shift_builtin (list)
- WORD_LIST *list;
- {
- int times = get_numeric_arg (list);
- int number, r;
- WORD_LIST *args;
- extern WORD_LIST *list_rest_of_args ();
-
- if (!times)
- return (EXECUTION_SUCCESS);
-
- if (times < 0)
- {
- builtin_error ("shift count must be >= 0");
- return (EXECUTION_FAILURE);
- }
-
- args = list_rest_of_args ();
- number = list_length (args);
- dispose_words (args);
-
- r = EXECUTION_SUCCESS;
-
- if (times > number)
- {
- times = number;
- r = EXECUTION_FAILURE;
- }
-
- while (times-- > 0)
- {
- register int count;
-
- if (dollar_vars[1])
- free (dollar_vars[1]);
-
- for (count = 1; count < 9; count++)
- dollar_vars[count] = dollar_vars[count + 1];
-
- if (rest_of_args)
- {
- WORD_LIST *temp = rest_of_args;
-
- dollar_vars[9] = savestring (temp->word->word);
- rest_of_args = rest_of_args->next;
- dispose_word (temp->word);
- }
- else
- dollar_vars[9] = (char *)NULL;
- }
- return (r);
- }
-
-