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From:  zzapper <david@tvis.co.uk>
Subject:  Re: Refereing to elements in current command line
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 17:05:54 +0000 (UTC)
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Drew Perttula <drewp@bigasterisk.com> wrote in news:450198AD.1070104
@bigasterisk.com:

> 
>    cp fredjoesid.php !#$:s/fred/dan
> 
> then tab to check that the last argument expands the way you want
> 
Drew,
Yep that's what I was looking for

Summary AFAICT

For CURRENT line (the # designates current line)

!#:0    command
!#^     first parameter
!#:1    first parameter
!#:1-4  first 4 parameters
!#$     last parameter
!#*     all parameters
!#$:s/bash/zsh

For Previous Command (for comparison)
!!      repeat
!:0     command
!^      first parameter
!:1     first parameter
!:1-4  first 4 parameters
!$      last parameter
!*      all parameters
!!:s/bash/zsh

For last but one command
!-2:2   second parameter of second but last command


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