Alter Previous Commands
From Coder Merlin
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— Merlin, The Coder
Sometimes it's helpful to quickly recall a previous command, alter it slightly, and then execute the altered command. Let's try it:
john-williams@codermerlin:~$ mkdir test_execution_17
Now, let's repeat the command, but rather than using 17 again, let's alter the command to use 18:
john-williams@codermerlin:~$ ^17^18^
The command replaces the previous command's 17 with 18 and reruns the command. This is called quick substitution and is an event designator.
For more information, see this post.
