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Rev: doc/operators/range:1.1

doc/operators/range

+NAME
+	range - cut a slice of an array or string
+
+SYNTAX
+	a [ b .. c ]
+	or
+	a [ .. c ]
+	or
+	a [ b .. ]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	This operator cuts out a piece of an array or string. If a is an array
+	a[b..c] will return an array containing a[b], a[b+1], a[b+2] to a[c].
+	Given a string about the same thing will happen, except the the result
+	will be a string of course. If b is omitted, everything from the
+	beginning up to and including c will be included. If c is omitted
+	the result will include everything from (and including) b to the end.
+
+EXAMPLES
+	"foobar"[0..3]	returns "foo"
+	"foobar"[4..6]	returns "bar"
+	({1,2,3})[..2]	returns ({1,2})
+	({1,2,3})[2..]	returns ({2,3})
+	({1,2,3})[..]	returns ({1,2,3})
+
+KEYWORDS
+	operators
+
+SEE ALSO
+	index