#!/bin/bash                                                                               
                                                                                          
if [ $# -lt 1 ];                                                                          
then                                                                                      
        echo "Usage : $0 arg ..."                                                         
        exit 1                                                                            
else                                                                                      
num=$#                                                                                    
for var in "$@" ; do                                                                      
        phrase[$((num-1))]="$var"                                                         
        ((num--))                                                                         
done                                                                                      
fi                                                                                        
echo ${phrase[@]:0:$#}