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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

$_ also works. I love Alt+. but sadly it doesn't work on any Mac terminal emulator I've found and, even more sadly, I am forced to use a Mac at work.

I haven't tried !$ so I'm not familiar with its function, but one nice thing about Alt+. is that you're not limited to the last argument of the most recent command; instead, it allows you to scroll backwards like Ctrl+R.