Name
fc
Synopsis
[
fc
options
] [first
] [last
][
fc -s
oldpattern
=
newpattern
] [command
]
Display or edit commands in the history list. (Use only one of -l or -e.) fc provides capabilities similar to the C shell’s history and ! syntax. first
and last
are numbers or strings specifying the range of commands to display or edit. If last
is omitted, fc applies to a single command (specified by first
). If both first
and last
are omitted, fc edits the previous command or lists the last 16. A negative number is treated as an offset from the current command. The second form of fc takes a history command
, replaces old
string with new
string, and executes the modified command. If no strings are specified, command
is reexecuted. If no command
is given either, the previous command is reexecuted. command
is a number or string like first
. See earlier examples under "Command History.”
Options
-
-e [
editor
]
Invoke editor to edit the specified history commands. The default
editor
is set by the shell variableFCEDIT
. IfFCEDIT
is not set, the value ofEDITOR
is used, or vi if neither is set.-
-l [
first last]
List the specified command or range of commands, or list the last 16.
-
-n
Suppress command numbering from the -l listing.
-
-r
Reverse the order of the -l listing.
-
-s
oldpattern
=newpattern
Edit command(s), replacing all occurrences of the specified old pattern with the new pattern. Then reexecute.
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