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How to run a command multiple times with different parameters?

Is it possible to run a command multiple times with different parameters?

Something like:

sudo apt-get install asd && install qwe && remove ert && autoremove && autoclean
Solution

  • If you are working from the command line, you can probably use the following: once you ran command parameter1, repeat command with parameter2 instead typing:

    ^parameter1^parameter2

    Example

    I have two files: a1 and a2. Let's ls -l the first:

    $ ls -l a1
-rw-r--r-- 1 me me 21 Apr 21 16:43 a1

    Now let's do the same for a2:

    $ ^a1^a2
ls -l a2                # bash indicates what is the command being executed
-rw-r--r-- 1 me me 13 Apr 21 16:43 a2

    You can find more tricks like this in What is your single most favorite command-line trick using Bash?.