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> Bash builtin to quick substitute a string in the previous command and run the result.
> Equivalent to `!!:s^string1^string2`.
> More information: <https://gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Event-Designators>.
- Run the previous command replacing `string1` with `string2`:
`^{{string1}}^{{string2}}`
- Remove `string1` from the previous command:
`^{{string1}}^`
- Replace `string1` with `string2` in the previous command and add `string3` to its end:
`^{{string1}}^{{string2}}^{{string3}}`