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fc — Open the recent commands for editing and then run them. See also: `history`. More information: <http

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Problem

How to use the fc command: Open the recent commands for editing and then run them. See also: history. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-fc>.

Solution

fc — Open the recent commands for editing and then run them. See also: history. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-fc>.

Open the last command in the default system editor and run it after editing:

fc

Specify an editor to open with:

fc -e '{{emacs}}'

List recent commands from history:

fc -l

List recent commands in reverse order:

fc -l -r

Edit and run a command from history:

fc {{number}}

Edit commands in a given interval and run them:

fc '{{416}}' '{{420}}'

Display help:

fc --help

Code Snippets

Open the last command in the default system editor and run it after editing

fc

Specify an editor to open with

fc -e '{{emacs}}'

List recent commands from history

fc -l

List recent commands in reverse order

fc -l -r

Edit and run a command from history

fc {{number}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/fc

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