Common Bash Commands I always forget.

bash commands

#On going list of bask commands that I always forget.

#Dropbox symlink for .bash_profile
$ln -s Dropbox/MacSetings/.bash_profile ~/.bash_profile

#Symbolic Link:
ln -s [TARGET DIRECTORY OR FILE] ./[SHORTCUT]

#Tail mongodb:
tail -f /usr/local/var/log/mongodb/mongo.log

#Search Commands
#If you're looking for lines matching in files:
grep -Hrn 'search term' path/to/files

#-H causes the filename to be printed (implied when multiple files are searched)
#-r does a recursive search
#-n causes the line number to be printed