On Fri, 17 Oct 2008, ann kok wrote: > Which command I can only select "traceroute 192.168.0.5" to run? > > $ history |grep traceroute > 26 traceroute 192.168.0.5 > 27 traceroute -n 192.168.0.5 > 28 traceroute 192.168.0.10 > 29 traceroute yahoo.com > 46 traceroute 192.168.0.33 > > csh history !26 or !26:s/168/122/ to change it or !trac to get #46 (or the last command to have trac at the start_ !?trace to run the last command with trace anywhere in the cmdline fc to invoke your $EDITOR on the last command also !-2 (next to last) etc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim at rossberry.com http://www.rossberry.com "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." Thomas Paine