@drop(t:tab, n:numeric)
@drop(t:string, n:numeric)
@drop(t:tab, x:tab)
@drop(t:string, x:tab)

@drop(t:tab, n:numeric) build a new tab which is t with its first n elements dropped if n > 0, and with its last n elements dropped if n < 0.

@drop(t:string, n:numeric) build a new string which is t with its first n characters dropped if n > 0, and with its last n characters dropped if n < 0.

@drop(t:tab, x:tab) returns the tab formed by the elements of t whose indices are not element of x.

@drop(t:string, x:tab) returns the string formed by the elements of t whose indices are not element of x.

See also lisp like functions: @car, @cdr, @concat, @cons, @empty, @drop, @take.

See also Tab Manipulations @binary_search    @car    @cdr    @clear    [@clone]    @concat    @cons    @copy    @count    @dim    @domain    @drop    @empty    @find    @flatten    @gnuplot    @insert    @iota    @is_list    @is_prefix    @is_subsequence    @is_suffix    @lace    @last    @listify    @map    @max_val    @median    @member    @normalize    @occurs    @parse    @permute    @push_back    @push_front    @range    @reduce    @remove    @remove_duplicate    @replace    @reshape    @resize    @reverse    @rotate    @scan    @scramble    @size    @slice    @sort    @sputter    @stutter    @succession    @tab_history    @tab_history_date    @tab_history_rdate    @take    @to_num   

See also String Management @car    @cdr    @char_is_alnum    @char_is_alpha    @char_is_ascii    @char_is_blank    @char_is_cntrl    @char_is_digit    @char_is_graph    @char_is_lower    @char_is_print    @char_is_punct    @char_is_space    @char_is_upper    @char_is_xdigit    @copy    @count    @drop    @dump    @dumpvar    @empty    @explode    @find    @is_prefix    @is_string    @is_subsequence    @is_suffix    @last    @member    @occurs    @parse    @permute    @push_back    @r_compile    @r_findall    @r_match    @r_search    @remove    @remove_duplicate    @replace    @scramble    @slice    @sort    @split    @sputter    @string2fun    @string2proc    @strip_path    @stutter    @system    @take    @to_num    @Tracing    @UnTracing   

Most functions acting on tabs operate also on strings.