How to use search string in search replace?

So I was searching through some ugly build commands when I realized that
I needed to go from search mode to command mode to delete part of the
output text I was looking at. Going from command mode with a
:%s/<search String>/<replace text> to search mode will allow you to
press up arrow to get your last :%s/ search string, but it doesn't work
the other way. Is there an easy way within vim to get that string back
from search mode to command mode? A quick google search was unrevealing
(though I don't have access to all hits from my present location).

Just so you know, I had to shift-select-right-click to copy the text
from Konsole.

Thanks,
Andy


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