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stringbashreplacecommand

^x^y Unix trick for the first occurrence of a string in a command in history (Not the last / previous command)

^search^replace to replace first occurrence of string 'search' with 'replace' in previous command

!!:gs/search/replace/ to replace all 'search' with 'replace' in previous command

!<num>:gs/search/replace/ to replace all 'search' with 'replace' in command <num> in history.

How can I replace the first occurrence of the 'search' in a particular command <num> in the command history?

Solution

  • You almost said the answer, because you already introduced all the elements needed:

    !<num>:s/search/replace/

    select the command you are interested on (!<num>) followed by the transformation (:s/search/replace/), but this time, ommiting the global designator (g).