Instead of alt-^, I set “magic-space” in `.inputrc`. This will expand the event designator after you type space to end it. So you type “!” “$” “space” and the

Instead of alt-^, I set “magic-space” in `.inputrc`. This will expand the event designator after you type space to end it. So you type “!” “$” “space” and the designated argument expands in-place.