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# change directory
cd                  # back to the last one you were in
mkdir dir && cd !$  # cd into the director you just created
take dir            # cd into the director you just created - a custom function

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# Movement on the command line
ctrl + a    # move to the beginning of command
ctrl + e    # move to the end of the command
ctrl + w    # delete one word to the left
ctrl + k    # delete all to the right
esc + f     # move cursor forward
esc + b     # move cursor back

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# Common Grep pattern.  Recursively searches directory, case insensitive, show
# line numbers, show the 5 lines before and after

grep -irn -C 5 [pattern] [location]

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require 'plist'
require 'active_support/inflector'

# require 'gist'

# include Inflector

r = Plist::parse_xml('snippet-export.plist')
r.each do |r|
  filename = "#{r['language'].parameterize}-#{r['id']}.txt"

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# Use git archive command to export a git repo

git archive master | tar -x -C /someplace/else/

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# show last modified date for each git branch in a project
for k in `git branch|sed s/^..//`;do echo -e `git log -1 --pretty=format:"%Cgreen%ci %Cblue%cr%Creset" "$k"`\\t"$k";done|sort -r

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# global search and replace

find test/ -type f | xargs sed -i .old -e "s/test/example/g"

# display control/non-printable characters

sed -n 'l' input.txt

# backup a file before changing it by adding a suffix

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# check mail log for error and warnings
egrep '(warning|error|fatal|panic):' /var/log/maillog | less

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# Create an iso from a mac
hdiutil makehybrid -iso -o Microsoft-Office-2011.iso /Volumes/Microsoft\ Office\ 2011/

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# Using a list with the mv command
mv README.{txt,textile}
mv config{,.old}
mv foo{,bar}
mv {,~}foo
mv {~,}foo