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<B>REST</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>rest</em> operator returns a 
<A HREF=r37_0053.html>list</A> containing all but the first 
element of the list it is given. 
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syntax: </H3>
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<em>rest</em>(&lt;list&gt;) or <em>rest</em> &lt;list&gt; 
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&lt;list&gt; must be a non-empty list, but need not have more than one element. 

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examples: </H3>
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alist := {a,b,c,d}; 

  ALIST := {A,B,C,D}; 


rest alist; 

  {B,C,D} 


blist := {x,y,{aa,bb,cc},z}; 

  BLIST := {X,Y,{AA,BB,CC},Z} 


second rest blist; 

  {AA,BB,CC} 


clist := {c}; 

  CLIST := C 


rest clist; 

  {}

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