History Expansion
Bash-style history expansions trigger on Space or Enter. Some are implemented
as abbreviations (e.g. !*), while others (!!, !$, !.) are implemented
as keybindings, but they all serve the same purpose.
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
!^ |
Expand to the first argument of the previous command |
!* |
Expand to all arguments of the previous command |
^old^new^ |
Interactive typo substitution (replace ‘old’ with ‘new’ in previous command) |
!string |
Expand to the most recent command starting with ‘string’ |
!?string? |
Expand to the most recent command containing ‘string’ |
!-n |
Expand to the nth-previous command |
!! |
Expand to the previous command |
!$ |
Expand to the last argument of the previous command |
!. |
Expand .. to ../.. and so on |