^^ in bash 

*Tags*: bash ^^

bash$ echo aaa bbb ccc ddd | xargs1 | sort -r
ddd
ccc
bbb
aaa
bash$ ^aaa^111^
echo 111 bbb ccc ddd | xargs1 | sort -r
ddd
ccc
bbb
111
  -- how to replace
bash$ ^xargs1^xargs -n 1^
echo 111 bbb ccc ddd | xargs -n 1 | sort -r
ddd
ccc
bbb
111

*N*:

For replacement,

Symptom 

bash$ echo 111 bbb ccc ddd | xargs -n 1 | sort -r | less
bash$  ^less^cat^
bash: ^less^cat^: command not found

Conclusion / Solution 

^ should be the 1st char!, no blank allowed!!!

documented on: 2000.09.05 Tue 13:58:55