skip for filters

Skip the first several rows of the input. Counterpart of `drop`. Opposite of `first`.

Signature

> skip (n)

Parameters

• n: the number of elements to skip

Input/output types:

input	output
list<any>	list<any>
table	table

Examples

Skip the first value of a list

> [2 4 6 8] | skip 1
╭───┬───╮
│ 0 │ 4 │
│ 1 │ 6 │
│ 2 │ 8 │
╰───┴───╯

Skip two rows of a table

> [[editions]; [2015] [2018] [2021]] | skip 2
╭───┬──────────╮
│ # │ editions │
├───┼──────────┤
│ 0 │     2021 │
╰───┴──────────╯

Notes

To skip specific numbered rows, try drop nth. To skip specific named columns, try reject.

Subcommands:

name	type	usage
skip until	Builtin	Skip elements of the input until a predicate is true.
skip while	Builtin	Skip elements of the input while a predicate is true.