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How do I bring up the last command?
Press CTRL+P to switch to the last command, and then press CTRL+O to execute it. This will do the wonder. No configuration needed! You can use CTRL+O as many times as you want to keep re-executing the last commands.
How do I run a previous command in Unix?
Following are the 4 different ways to repeat the last executed command.
- Use the up arrow to view the previous command and press enter to execute it.
- Type !! and press enter from the command line.
- Type !- 1 and press enter from the command line.
- Press Control+P will display the previous command, press enter to execute it.
What is last command?
The last command reads data from the wtmp log and displays it in a terminal window. If you type last and press Enter it will display all of the records from the log file. A terminal entry of :0 means they were logged in on the Linux computer itself. The IP address of the machine they were logged into.
Is there any way to repeat your last command?
Is there any way to repeat a last command by simply pressing a particular key(s) in my Keyboard? Yes, of course! Press CTRL+P to switch to the last command, and then press CTRL+O to execute it. This will do the wonder. No configuration needed! You can use CTRL+O as many times as you want to keep re-executing the last commands.
How to retrieve the last argument in a command?
Hitting ALT+. will only retrieve the last argument in the command. For example, if your previous command is “uname -r”, it will bring back the -r argument, but not the entire command.
How to execute the last command in Linux?
As I mentioned earlier, we can execute the last command by simply pressing the UP arrow and hit ENTER key. This is the most common way used by many users to execute the previous command. This method will work on all SHELL, regardless of the Linux distribution you use. However, like I said already, there are a few other methods to do this.
How to retrieve the history of a command?
There are some commands which are able to retrieve history commands. or the older and therefore usually more portable fc command (directly re-executes): Or maybe the simpler fc -s -1, but zsh doesn’t accept such option for fc. If you want to only print the command, use: fc -nl -1 -1.