tail

Return the last $size elements of a list.

Synopsis

my @last = tail $size, @list;
my @last = tail 2, qw( foo bar baz );    # ('bar', 'baz')

What you get back

A list of at most $size elements, taken from the end of the input. If $size is negative, tail returns all but the first -$size elements — useful for dropping a head.

Examples

my @r = tail  2, qw( foo bar baz );   # ('bar', 'baz')
my @r = tail -2, qw( foo bar baz );   # ('baz')
my @r = tail  5, qw( a b c );         # ('a', 'b', 'c') — fewer than $size

Differences from upstream

Fully compatible with upstream.

See also

• head — mirror operation, taking from the start.

• sample — random selection without positional bias.