$0..$9

Positional parameters in shell scripts and functions.

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Verified: 2026-05-12

Syntax

$echo $0 $1 $2

Examples

$./script.sh arg1 arg2

$echo "Script: $0, first argument: $1"

Typical use cases

Standard usage

$0..$9 --help

Note $0 is the script name, $1..$9 are the first nine arguments.

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