History substitution fails when implemented in shell script

The below command works in command line

rsync -avh -r /Source/09_03_2016/ /Destination/
echo $(basename !:3)

Output 09_03_2016

But when I do this in shell script it does not work

#! /bin/bash

/usr/bin/rsync -avh -r /Source/09_03_2016 /Destination/;
echo $(basename !:3)

Output !:3

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Method 1

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Method 1

Use the following directives in your script:

set -o history
set -o histexpand

This will enable the history expansion which is only enabled for interactive shells by default.

See man bash section HISTORY EXPANSION and SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS command set for details.

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