Reuse last line on terminal

When one issues a command that does not exist in the terminal, it results in:

The program 'programname' is not installed. You can install it by typing:

sudo apt-get install programname

Is there any shortcut by which one does not have to retype the 'sudo apt-get install programname' line?

Solution 1:

There is none by default, but it is not so hard to define one:

alias ii='sudo apt-get install'

You can then just call

ii !!

For more information, read man bash on aliases and history.

Solution 2:

Since the suggested command was not typed before, it won't be in the bash history. So Up Arrow or .bash_history will not help.

setting an alias for sudo apt-get install will reduce some typing but you still need to type the name of the program, particularly if the programname is differnt from the package-name.

The simplest way to "type" the command without typing is to copy the line from the terminal and paste it.

• To copy the line, highlight sudo apt-get install programname using the mouse and press Ctrl+Shift+C.
• To paste, make sure the cursor is at the $ prompt and press Ctrl+Shift+V.

Hope this help.