# `rotate`


_Shift the items of a list to the left or right_
```syntax
x rotate y    rotate[x;y]
```

Where 

-   `x` is an integer atom
-   `y` is a list

returns `y` rotated by `x` items.
Rotation is to the ‘left’ for positive `x`, to the ‘right’ for negative `x`.
```q
q)2 rotate 2 3 5 7 11    / rotate a list
5 7 11 2 3
q)-2 rotate 2 3 5 7 11
7 11 2 3 5
q)t:([]a:1 2 3;b:"xyz")
q)1 rotate t             / rotate a table
a b
---
2 y
3 z
1 x
q)0 1 -1 rotate' 3 4#til 12
0  1 2 3
5  6 7 4
11 8 9 10
```

`rotate` is a uniform function. 


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[`reverse`](reverse.md)