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Old 08-15-2013
Store args passed in array but not the first 2 args

Store args passed in array but not the first 2 args.

Code:
# bash
declare -a arr=("$@")
s=$(IFS=, eval 'echo "${arr[*]}"')

echo "$s"

output:
 sh array.sh 1 2 3 4 5 6
1,2,3,4,5,6

Code:
Desired output:
sh array.sh 1 2 3 4 5 6
3,4,5,6

# 2  
Old 08-15-2013
Code:
declare -a arr=("$@")
s=$(IFS=, eval 'echo "${arr[*]:(+2)}"')

echo "$s"

sh array.sh 1 2 3 4 5 6
3,4,5,6

# 3  
Old 08-15-2013
Code:
#!/bin/bash

shift 2
arr=( $* )
echo ${arr[*]}

Code:
user@Imperfecto_:~$ ./run 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 4 5 6

--ahamed
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