Terminal · Insert the last argument now
History
Windows · Linux
Alt+.Mac
Option+.Inserts the last argument of the previous command as text you can see and edit, unlike !$, and pressing it again reaches back to the command before that.
- Group
- History
- Keys held
- 2
In a terminal Ctrl+C is not copy; it interrupts whatever is running. Copy is Ctrl+Shift+C in Windows Terminal and Cmd+C on a Mac.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
QWhat is the shortcut for Insert the last argument now in Terminal?
Inserts the last argument of the previous command as text you can see and edit, unlike !$, and pressing it again reaches back to the command before that. It is Alt+. on Windows and Option+. on a Mac.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+. on Windows, Option+. on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under History in Terminal.