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Bash exclamation point expansions
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!!Last command
!:nLast command’s nth argument
!*Last command’s arguments
!$Last command’s last argument
!:m-nLast command’s mth through nth arguments
!:n-Last command’s nth through second-to-last arguments
!:n-$Last command’s nth through last arguments
!:n*Last command’s nth through last arguments
!nThe nth command in the history
!-nThe command n commands ago
!-n:mThe command n commands ago’s mth argument
!-2:2The command two commands ago’s second argument
!-2:0The command two commands ago without arguments
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