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Insert the last argument of the previous command

Terminal - Insert the last argument of the previous command
<ESC> .
2010-01-22 14:27:44
User: wincus
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Terminal - Alternatives
'ALT+.' or '<ESC> .'
2009-03-20 11:36:04
User: atoponce
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Place the argument of the most recent command on the shell

When typing out long arguments, such as:

cp file.txt /var/www/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/

You can put that argument on your command line by holding down the ALT key and pressing the period '.' or by pressing <ESC> then the period '.'. For example:

cd 'ALT+.'

would put '/var/www/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ as my argument. Keeping pressing 'ALT+.' to cycle through arguments of your commands starting from most recent to oldest. This can save a ton of typing.

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<ALT> .
2010-01-22 15:06:26
User: new_user
Tags: bash bash tricks
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<ALT> .
2010-01-22 15:06:26
User: new_user
Tags: bash bash tricks
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!$
2010-01-24 17:59:52
User: ringlerun
Tags: bash bash tricks
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Insert the last argument of the previous command

for example if you did a:

ls -la /bin/ls

then

ls !$

is equivalent to doing a

ls /bin/ls
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<ALT> .
2010-01-28 03:33:31
User: fraktil
Tags: bash bash tricks
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in bash you could also use " ALT ."

Comment by new_user 7 weeks ago

Works in zsh as well.

Comment by 0x89 6 weeks and 6 days ago

Awesome...

This command is working fine :)

Comment by svnlabs 6 weeks and 5 days ago

it doesn't work in my tcsh. But !$ works

Comment by Charon 5 weeks and 2 days ago

In Ubuntu ALT . doesnt work!

Comment by mdelatorre 5 weeks and 2 days ago

This is not about distribution, but related to the shell you are using.

Hold down ALT and then click dot.

If you use ESC you do not have to hold it.

Comment by RanyAlbeg 3 weeks and 3 days ago

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