A sometimes handy addition to the s modifier is g, which replaces all instances of the pattern instead of just the first. $ echo "foo foo" foo foo

A sometimes handy addition to the s modifier is g, which replaces all instances of the pattern instead of just the first. $ echo "foo foo" foo foo $ echo !!:s/foo/bar echo echo "bar foo" echo bar foo $ echo "foo foo" foo foo $ echo !!:gs/foo/bar echo echo "bar bar" echo bar bar