shift

 1 #!/bin/bash
 2 # Using 'shift' to step through all the positional parameters.
 3 
 4 # Name this script something like shft,
 5 #+ and invoke it with some parameters, for example
 6 # ./shft a b c def 23 skidoo
 7 
 8 until [ -z "$1" ] # Until all parameters used up...
 9 do
 10  echo -n "$1 " # Don't output trailing newline
 11  shift
 12 done
 13 
 14 echo # Extra line feed.
 15 
 16 exit 0 
#. ./shift a b c def 23 skidoo