txt: ## dist_zef-lizmat-head-skip-tail.md
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  # NAME
  
  head-skip-tail - provide sub versions of .head|skip|tail
  
  # SYNOPSIS
  
  ```
  use head-skip-tail;
  
  my @a = ^10;
  say head(  4, @a);  # (0 1 2 3)
  say head(*-4, @a);  # (0 1 2 3 4 5)
  
  say skip(  4, @a);  # (4 5 6 7 8 9)
  say skip(*-4, @a);  # (6 7 8 9)
  
  say tail(  4, @a);  # (6 7 8 9)
  say tail(*-4, @a);  # (4 5 6 7 8 9)
  
  ```
  
  # DESCRIPTION
  
  This distribution provides `sub` versions of the `.head`, `.skip` and `.tail` methods on versions of Raku that do not support this in core.
  
  If these subroutines **are** supported in core, then using this module becomes a no-op.
  
  # AUTHOR
  
  Elizabeth Mattijsen [liz@raku.rocks](mailto:liz@raku.rocks)
  
  Source can be located at: <https://github.com/lizmat/head-skip-tail> . Comments and Pull Requests are welcome.
  
  If you like this module, or what I’m doing more generally, committing to a [small sponsorship](https://github.com/sponsors/lizmat/) would mean a great deal to me!
  
  # COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
  
  Copyright 2022 Elizabeth Mattijsen
  
  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.
  