Using history command in bash script

[Alan Pope]

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On 24/02/12 12:12, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:

> I'm trying to make a bash script that creates an alias for my last 
> command and save it in my .bash-aliases file (which is launched
> from the .bashrc file), so I need some way to know what my latest
> command was.
> 

You may not know but "!!" already is an alias for the last command:-

alan at deep-thought:~$ cowsay moo
 _____
< moo >
 -----
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||
alan at deep-thought:~$ !!
cowsay moo
 _____
< moo >
 -----
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||

Cheers,
- -- 
Alan Pope
Engineering Manager

Canonical - Product Strategy
+44 (0) 7973 620 164
alan.pope at canonical.com
http://ubuntu.com/
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