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  65. <h4 class="subsection">33.1.1 Event Designators</h4>
  66. <a name="index-event-designators"></a>
  67. <p>An event designator is a reference to a command line entry in the
  68. history list.
  69. Unless the reference is absolute, events are relative to the current
  70. position in the history list.
  71. <a name="index-history-events"></a>
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  74. <dt><code>!</code></dt>
  75. <dd><p>Start a history substitution, except when followed by a space, tab,
  76. the end of the line, or &lsquo;<samp>=</samp>&rsquo;.
  77. </p>
  78. </dd>
  79. <dt><code>!<var>n</var></code></dt>
  80. <dd><p>Refer to command line <var>n</var>.
  81. </p>
  82. </dd>
  83. <dt><code>!-<var>n</var></code></dt>
  84. <dd><p>Refer to the command <var>n</var> lines back.
  85. </p>
  86. </dd>
  87. <dt><code>!!</code></dt>
  88. <dd><p>Refer to the previous command. This is a synonym for &lsquo;<samp>!-1</samp>&rsquo;.
  89. </p>
  90. </dd>
  91. <dt><code>!<var>string</var></code></dt>
  92. <dd><p>Refer to the most recent command
  93. preceding the current position in the history list
  94. starting with <var>string</var>.
  95. </p>
  96. </dd>
  97. <dt><code>!?<var>string</var>[?]</code></dt>
  98. <dd><p>Refer to the most recent command
  99. preceding the current position in the history list
  100. containing <var>string</var>.
  101. The trailing
  102. &lsquo;<samp>?</samp>&rsquo; may be omitted if the <var>string</var> is followed immediately by
  103. a newline.
  104. </p>
  105. </dd>
  106. <dt><code>^<var>string1</var>^<var>string2</var>^</code></dt>
  107. <dd><p>Quick Substitution. Repeat the last command, replacing <var>string1</var>
  108. with <var>string2</var>. Equivalent to
  109. <code>!!:s/<var>string1</var>/<var>string2</var>/</code>.
  110. </p>
  111. </dd>
  112. <dt><code>!#</code></dt>
  113. <dd><p>The entire command line typed so far.
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