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history expansion
Reuse and expand the shell history in `sh`, `bash`, `zsh`, `rbash` and `ksh`.
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- Run the previous command as root (`!!` is replaced by the previous command):
sudo !!
- Run a command with the last argument of the previous command:
{command} !$
- Run a command with the first argument of the previous command:
{command} !^
- Run the Nth command of the history:
!{n}
- Run the command `n` lines back in the history:
!-{n}
- Run the most recent command containing `string`:
!?{string}?
- Run the previous command, replacing `string1` with `string2`:
^{string1}^{string2}^
- Perform a history expansion, but print the command that would be run instead of actually running it:
{!-n}:p
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