Jekyll remove first in array?

Question

I noticed there is a remove_first function in liquid. Is it possible to use this to remove the first in an array?

For example:

{% animals = 'animals/cat/dog/bird' | split: '/' | remove_first %}

The above doesn't work, as it seems you're supposed to pass in a substring, like I am with split.

Is there anyway to do this with Jekyll liquid tags?

Answer 1

Use shift :

{% assign animals = 'animals/cat/dog/bird' | split: '/' | shift %}
{{animals}}

Would give the array:

["cat", "dog", "bird"]