gistfile1.txt

mikey-p ~/git/example.org (master): drush --version
 Drush Version   :  7.0.0-alpha9
mikey-p ~/git/example.org (master): drush sa @dev
$aliases["dev"] = array (
  'uri' => 'dev.example.org',
  'root' => '/var/www/dev.example.org/htdocs',
  'remote-host' => 'example.org',
  'remote-user' => '316e',
  'path-aliases' =>
  array (
    '%files' => 'files/',
    '%dump-dir' => '/tmp',
  ),
  '#file' => '/Users/mdp/git/example.org/sites/default/aliases.drushrc.php',
  '#name' => 'dev',
);
mikey-p ~/git/example.org (master): drush @dev status
The drush command '@dev status' could not be found.  Run `drush cache-clear drush` to clear the commandfile cache if you have installed new     [error]
extensions.
Drush was not able to start (bootstrap) the Drupal database.                                                                                    [error]
Hint: This may occur when Drush is trying to:
 * bootstrap a site that has not been installed or does not have a configured database. In this case you can select another site with a working
database setup by specifying the URI to use with the --uri parameter on the command line. See `drush topic docs-aliases` for details.
 * connect the database through a socket. The socket file may be wrong or the php-cli may have no access to it in a jailed shell. See
http://drupal.org/node/1428638 for details.

Drush was attempting to connect to:
 Drupal version         :  7.34
 Site URI               :  http://default
 PHP executable         :  /usr/local/bin/php
 PHP configuration      :  /usr/local/etc/php/5.6/php.ini
 PHP OS                 :  Darwin
 Drush version          :  7.0.0-alpha9
 Drush temp directory   :  /tmp
 Drush configuration    :  /Users/mdp/git/example.org/sites/default/drushrc.php
 Drush alias files      :  /Users/mdp/.drush/6lzup6cije766.aliases.drushrc.php /Users/mdp/git/example.org/sites/default/aliases.drushrc.php
 Drupal root            :  /Users/mdp/git/example.org
 Site path              :  sites/default