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Exclamation mark

Bash builtin to substitute with a command found in history. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Event-Designators.
  • Substitute with the previous command and run it with sudo:
    sudo !!
  • Substitute with a command based on its line number found with history:
    !{{number}}
  • Substitute with a command that was used a specified number of lines back:
    !-{{number}}
  • Substitute with the most recent command that starts with string:
    !{{string}}

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