Previewing a command from the history list

You can preview a command from the history list without having to re-run it.

To...                                        Do this...


Preview the previous command.                !!:p

Preview command number n                     !n:p

Preview most recent command starting         !string:p
with characters in string

Preview most recent command containing       !?string:p
characters that match string

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