Question

In VIM one can run a Bash command with :!<command>. How can one access the Bash history in this fashion in order to rerun previous commands (that were run on the CLI, not in VIM), just as one would press the Up arrow at the CLI?

Answer 1

I usually just

1. <C-z>
2. use bash like I normally do
3. fg

Edit: I actually use GNU Screen so I don’t do the above method as much as I used to use it. Now I do this:

1. <C-a>
2. use bash
3. <C-aa>
4. use vim
5. <C-aa>
6. use bash
   … repeat as needed