iex(1)> fruit = [:apple, :banana, :cherry]
[:apple, :banana, :cherry]
iex(2)> hd(fruit)
:apple
iex(3)> tl(fruit)
[:banana, :cherry]
iex(4)> hd(fruit) == :apple
true
iex(5)> tl(fruit) == [:banana, :cherry]
true