Using command line history effectively will boost your productivity.
Here are some tips:
Repeat last executed command:
$ !!
or
$ !-1
Execute command with a key word:
$ !?wc?
It will run most recently executed command with with key word wc.
Execute last executed command that starts with a key word:
$ !wc
It will run most recently executed command that starts with wc
Execute first command in history file:
$ !1
Execute most recent nth command from history:
$ !-n
where n is number.
Execute line number 10 in the history:
$ !n
where n is number, it will execute command in nth line from command line.
-Sany