16.6. Tips on Using Command History

16.6.1. Other Shortcuts

Here are other command history shortcuts which may be useful to you:

• "Bang, bang": Typing !! (called "bang bang") executes the last command in the history.

• "Bang number": Typing !number (as in !302) will execute the command which is numbered 302 in the history file.

• "Bang string": Typing !string (as in !rpm) will execute a command with the most recent matching string from the history file.

• [Up arrow] and [down arrow] you forward through the commands) until you find the command you want. Press [Enter] to execute the command, just as if you had typed it on the command line.