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$ set quick brown fox jumps

$ echo ${*: -1:1} # last argument
jumps

$ echo ${*: -1} # or simply
jumps

$ echo ${*: -2:1} # next to last
fox

The space is necessary so that it doesnt get interpreted as a default value.

Note that this is bash-only.

$ set quick brown fox jumps

$ echo ${*: -1:1} # last argument
jumps

$ echo ${*: -1} # or simply
jumps

$ echo ${*: -2:1} # next to last
fox

The space is necessary so that it doesn't get interpreted as a default value.

Note that this is bash-only.

$ set quick brown fox jumps

$ echo ${*: -1:1} # last argument
jumps

$ echo ${*: -1} # or simply
jumps

$ echo ${*: -2:1} # next to last
fox

The space is necessary so that it doesnt get interpreted as a default value.

$ set quick brown fox jumps

$ echo ${*: -1:1} # last argument
jumps

$ echo ${*: -1} # or simply
jumps

$ echo ${*: -2:1} # next to last
fox

The space is necessary so that it doesnt get interpreted as a default value.

Note that this is bash-only.

$ set quick brown fox jumps

$ echo ${@: -1:1} # last argument
jumps

$ echo ${@: -1} # or simply
jumps

$ echo ${@: -2:1} # next to last
fox

The space is necessary so that it doesnt get interpreted as a default value.

$ set quick brown fox jumps

$ echo ${*: -1:1} # last argument
jumps

$ echo ${*: -1} # or simply
jumps

$ echo ${*: -2:1} # next to last
fox

The space is necessary so that it doesnt get interpreted as a default value.