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<h4 class="subsection">33.1.2 Word Designators</h4>
<p>Word designators are used to select desired words from the event.
A &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">:</span></samp>&rsquo; separates the event specification from the word designator. It
may be omitted if the word designator begins with a &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">^</span></samp>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">$</span></samp>&rsquo;,
&lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">*</span></samp>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">-</span></samp>&rsquo;, or &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">%</span></samp>&rsquo;. Words are numbered from the beginning
of the line, with the first word being denoted by 0 (zero). Words are
inserted into the current line separated by single spaces.
<p>For example,
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<dt><code>!!</code><dd>designates the preceding command. When you type this, the preceding
command is repeated in toto.
<br><dt><code>!!:$</code><dd>designates the last argument of the preceding command. This may be
shortened to <code>!$</code>.
<br><dt><code>!fi:2</code><dd>designates the second argument of the most recent command starting with
the letters <code>fi</code>.
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<p>Here are the word designators:
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<dt><code>0 (zero)</code><dd>The <code>0</code>th word. For many applications, this is the command word.
<br><dt><var>n</var><dd>The <var>n</var>th word.
<br><dt><code>^</code><dd>The first argument; that is, word 1.
<br><dt><code>$</code><dd>The last argument.
<br><dt><code>%</code><dd>The word matched by the most recent &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">?</span><var>string</var><span class="samp">?</span></samp>&rsquo; search.
<br><dt><var>x</var><code>-</code><var>y</var><dd>A range of words; &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">-</span><var>y</var></samp>&rsquo; abbreviates &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">0-</span><var>y</var></samp>&rsquo;.
<br><dt><code>*</code><dd>All of the words, except the <code>0</code>th. This is a synonym for &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">1-$</span></samp>&rsquo;.
It is not an error to use &lsquo;<samp><span class="samp">*</span></samp>&rsquo; if there is just one word in the event;
the empty string is returned in that case.
<br><dt><var>x</var><code>*</code><dd>Abbreviates &lsquo;<samp><var>x</var><span class="samp">-$</span></samp>&rsquo;
<br><dt><var>x</var><code>-</code><dd>Abbreviates &lsquo;<samp><var>x</var><span class="samp">-$</span></samp>&rsquo; like &lsquo;<samp><var>x</var><span class="samp">*</span></samp>&rsquo;, but omits the last word.
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<p>If a word designator is supplied without an event specification, the
previous command is used as the event.
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