[Haifux] [HAIFUX LECTURE] Command-line utilities: Tips and tricks (part II) -- Eli Billauer

[Michael Shiloh]

On 08/18/2013 02:08 PM, Daniel Shahaf wrote:
> Some of the odd corners of shell syntax are quite useful in interactive
> usage.  For example:
>
> % (){ foo $1 bar } 24
> to run a command several times (recalling it from history) and change
> some parameter around the middle of the command line without having to
> scroll to it every time.


wait, can you explain  this?