How to use the UP ARROW Key to ‘retype’ a Terminal Command

If you’re experienced with working in the Terminal, then you know about this command. But for the people that are new, they may not.

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Unlike a Graphic User Interface, one has to physically type what command(s) the person wants executed. Sometimes the commands are long.  Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way to retype a command without actually retyping it?

You can, and here’s how.

1. Go in to the Terminal (Finder > Applications > Utilities > Terminal).
2. Type in a Terminal Command (for example, time).
3. At the prompt, press the UP ARROW key.
4. This will show the last command(s) you’ve typed into the Terminal.
5. That’s it. 

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