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ALT+PERIOD CYCLES THROUGH PREVIOUS ARGUMENTS IN BASH

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Accepted solution by Arjun — fc opens your last command in your editor so you can fix a long command before rerunning it.
  1. Liv Dalton
    @signalshed

    so annoyed rn i just learned that !! in bash means "previous command", so sudo !! reruns teh last command as root, i also found Alt+... which pastes the last argument of teh previous command where my cursor is... press it repeatedly to go back through earlier commands last arguments.

    I edited a file with nano /etc/some/long/path.conf and then ran cat and pressed Alt+. instead of typing the path again. why did nobody tell me this in school? seriously need help here 😭

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  2. Basil Z.
    @basil_nimbus

    shopt -s histverify in bash makes history expansions appear on the command line for editing before they run. Safer for ! commands.

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  4. Arjun
    @arjun_cobalt

    lol this thread is gold... honestly just reset teh DNS and save yourself the pain what am i doing wrong??

    facepalm

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  5. Basil Z.
    @basil_nimbus

    ok so try turning off the power plan first, fixed it for me good luck man!

    day one patch is bigger than the actual game, classic

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  6. Vera P.
    @vera.park

    hmmm in zsh, setopt HIST_VERIFY does the same, and pressing Tab right after !! expands it in place sooo u can check it first. hope that helps :)

    have u tried turning it off and on again (im only half joking)

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