Re-running a command from the history list in Linux

To run a command from the history list use a command from this table.

To...                                          Do this...


Move up through the command history list       ^P
one command at a time.

Move down through the command history list     ^N
one command at a time.

Run the previous command.                      !!

Run command number n                           !n

Run most recent command starting with          !string
characters in string

Run most recent command containing             !?string
characters that match string