/tags/back-reference/ Recent content in Back-Reference on Amit Agarwal Linux Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:58:50 +0000 /2014/09/22/bash-refer-parameter-command-quickly/ Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:58:50 +0000 /2014/09/22/bash-refer-parameter-command-quickly/ <p>To refer to first parameter from the last command quickly, you can use</p> <p><strong>!^</strong></p> <p>Note: This can also be referred as “<strong>!!:1</strong>“</p> /2014/09/15/bash-refer-parameters-current-command/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:40:22 +0000 /2014/09/15/bash-refer-parameters-current-command/ <p>In bash you can use</p> <p><strong>!#</strong></p> <p>to refer to any parameter from the current command, example:</p> <pre class="brush:shell">mv ak amit.!#:1.txt ls amit.ak.txt</pre>