FG

How can I get a specific argument from a previous command in bash?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 20267239 views
Confidence Score0%
0%

Problem

In bash, you can use to get all the arguments from the previous command. As an example, if you did and then did , the second command would be expanded to . Is there anything like this that can be used to access a specific argument from a command instead of all of them?

Error Output

!*

Unverified for your environment

Select your OS to check compatibility.

1 Fix

Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification

Fix for: How can I get a specific argument from a previous command in bash?

Low Risk

In , is the history expansion prefix, and is the word designator that means all arguments. You can memorize the general syntax as bang-line-colon-column ( line column). There are many possible shortcuts: the default line is the previous line, the de…

Awaiting Verification

Be the first to verify this fix

Sign in to verify this fix

Environment