You could, if it helps type
!-1 which would be the last command you typed.
If you wanted the second last you typed then
!-2 and as the man history says:
An event designator is a reference to a command line entry in the history list.
Unless the reference is absolute, events are relative to the current position in
the history list.
! Start a history substitution, except when followed by a blank,
newline, = or (.
!n Refer to command line n.
!-n Refer to the current command minus n.
!! Refer to the previous command. This is a synonym for `!-1'.
Refer to the most recent command preceding the current position
in the history list starting with string.
Refer to the most recent command preceding the current postition
in the history list containing string. The trailing ? may be
omitted if string is followed immediately by a newline.
Quick substitution. Repeat the last command, replacing string1
with string2. Equivalent to ``!!:s/string1/string2/'' (see Mod‐
!# The entire command line typed so far.
You can also use CTRL+P to go back one history command at a time.
Use CTRL+N to go forward one history command at a time.