Let's say you execute the following command on bash:
# cp /long/source/path/file /long/destination/path/directory/
If in the next command you need to edit the file or change to the destination directory, then you can use:
a.- "ctrl+alt+y" (simultaneously press ctrl and alt and y) which recovers the first argument of the previously executed command.
b.- "ESC+." (simultaneously press ESC and dot), which recovers the last argument of the previously executed command.
So, you can do either:
# vim <ctrl+alt+y>
(becomes automatically "vim /long/source/path/file")
or:
# cd <ESC+.>
(becomes automatically "cd /long/destination/path/directory/")
Remember this and save lots of keystrokes!
EDIT: David Muriel shares with as the way of doing it without key combinations, just using the following direct arguments:
First argument of the previous command --> !!^
Last argument of the previous command --> !!$
Nth argument of the previous command ----> !!:n
EDIT: David Muriel shares with as the way of doing it without key combinations, just using the following direct arguments:
First argument of the previous command --> !!^
Last argument of the previous command --> !!$
Nth argument of the previous command ----> !!:n
So you can directly write:
# vim !!$
It's quite easy to remember, !! for "the argument" followed by a identifier similar to regular expressions (^ = start, $ = end) or :n = Nth ...
Thanks, David!
# vim !!$
It's quite easy to remember, !! for "the argument" followed by a identifier similar to regular expressions (^ = start, $ = end) or :n = Nth ...
Thanks, David!
