# Command: shift

      SHIFT changes the position of replacable parameters
      in a batch file.
      (Used to shift the replaceable batch file parameters).
      SHIFT is a BATCH-FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT command.

## Syntax:

      SHIFT [DOWN]

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## Options:

      DOWN shifts the argument window toward the beginning (%0); otherwise
      toward the end.

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## Comments:

      Using down, %0 takes the value that %1 took, and so on.
      Otherwise, %2 takes the value that %1 took, etc.
      SHIFT is a command internal to command.com
      and needs no other file in order to work.

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## Examples:

      IN A .BAT FILE / AUTOEXEC.BAT:
        - none -

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## See also:

      autoexec.bat
      batch files

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## File:

      Please read this command's lsm file also.
      You will find the updated version (internet) here and
      the version described in this manual page here.
      The lsm file contains information about the name of the programmer,
      the download site, and some other command related information.

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      Copyright © 2003 Robert Platt, updated 2007 by W. Spiegl.

      This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
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