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Be aware, !$ only expands to the last argument, not all. And this does not answer your question as stated—do you want command substitution as in vim "$(locate foo.txt)"?
– slhck
Commented Jul 17, 2013 at 18:19
Thanks for pointing that out. Since there are no answers yet, I am going to clarify the question.
– spuder
Commented Jul 17, 2013 at 18:25
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To take all the parameters, use !* -- gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#History-Interaction
– glenn jackman
Commented Jul 17, 2013 at 18:31

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