nushell/docs/commands/skip.md

---
title: skip
layout: command
version: 0.59.0
---

Skip the first n elements of the input.

## Signature

```> skip (n)```

## Parameters

 -  `n`: the number of elements to skip

## Examples

Skip two elements
```shell
> echo [[editions]; [2015] [2018] [2021]] | skip 2
```

Skip the first value
```shell
> echo [2 4 6 8] | skip
```
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			`title: skip`
			`layout: command`
			`version: 0.59.0`
			`---`
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			`Skip two elements`
Add documentation for skip and skip-while (#1499) 2020-03-18 02:22:35 +01:00			```shell
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Add documentation for skip and skip-while (#1499) 2020-03-18 02:22:35 +01:00			```shell
Auto-generate markdown command docs (#4451) * Finish updating * a couple improvements * Update renames * cleanup examples 2022-02-14 03:22:51 +01:00			`> echo [2 4 6 8] \| skip`
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