2 Ways to Re-run Last Executed Commands in Linux | Linux Today

2 Ways to Re-run Last Executed Commands in Linux

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Jul 21, 2020

One of the greatest features of Bash is the command history, which stores all commands a user runs, in a history file within his/her home directory (typically /home/$USER/.bash_history). This allows the user to easily recall, edit and rerun previous commands.

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