Re run previous command with different arguments

Question

If you want to re run a command with the same arguments you can do something like this:

vim long_filename
cat !$                     #same as 'cat long_filename'

This saves having to type out the previous argument again when it is passed to cat.

However, how would I pass arguments that are not the same to the last run script/command?

long_annoying_script_name arg1 arg2
? arg3 arg4                                  #? signifies shortcut symbols such as '!$'

Of course I could just press the 'up' arrow and delete the arguments and type the new ones, but is there a shorter/faster way?

I DO NOT want to assign an alias.

Answer 1

!:0 should do the trick. From the zsh documentation:

   Word Designators
       A word designator indicates which word or words of a given command line
       are to be included in a history reference.  A `:' usually separates the
       event specification from the word designator.  It may be  omitted  only
       if  the  word designator begins with a `^', `$', `*', `-' or `%'.  Word
       designators include:

       0      The first input word (command).
       n      The nth argument.
       ^      The first argument.  That is, 1.
       $      The last argument.
       %      The word matched by (the most recent) ?str search.
       x-y    A range of words; x defaults to 0.
       *      All the arguments, or a null value if there are none.
       x*     Abbreviates `x-$'.
       x-     Like `x*' but omitting word $.

(It works with bash, too.) There’s also !-1 if you find that more convenient to type.