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  1. hozefaj revised this gist Apr 27, 2018. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 0 deletions.
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    @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ alias gmx='git merge -X theirs'
    alias gh='git push hozefa'
    alias gk='gitk &'
    alias gda='git branch | grep -v "develop" | xargs git branch -D'
    alias gundo='git reset --soft HEAD~1'

    #misc
    alias cl='clear'
  2. hozefaj revised this gist Aug 30, 2017. 1 changed file with 7 additions and 1 deletion.
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    @@ -27,4 +27,10 @@ alias mpp='cd /Users/hjodiawalla/Desktop/MPPContentDevelopment/MPPContent/Conten
    alias mppr='cd /Users/hjodiawalla/Desktop/MPPContentDevelopment/MPPResources'
    alias kitsune='cd /Users/hjodiawalla/Desktop/MPPContentDevelopment/kitsune'
    alias npm='sudo npm install'
    alias projects='cd /Users/hjodiwalla/Desktop/My-Projects/projects'
    alias projects='cd /Users/hjodiwalla/Desktop/My-Projects/projects'

    #git branch in bash.
    parse_git_branch() {
    git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ (\1)/'
    }
    export PS1="\u@\h \W\[\033[32m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] $ "
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    @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ alias gm='git merge'
    alias gmx='git merge -X theirs'
    alias gh='git push hozefa'
    alias gk='gitk &'
    alias gda='git branch | grep -v "develop" | xargs git branch -D'

    #misc
    alias cl='clear'
  5. hozefaj revised this gist Oct 7, 2015. 1 changed file with 29 additions and 298 deletions.
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    # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #
    # Description: This file holds all my BASH configurations and aliases
    #
    # Sections:
    # 1. Environment Configuration
    # 2. Make Terminal Better (remapping defaults and adding functionality)
    # 3. File and Folder Management
    # 4. Searching
    # 5. Process Management
    # 6. Networking
    # 7. System Operations & Information
    # 8. Web Development
    # 9. Reminders & Notes
    #
    # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    # -------------------------------
    # 1. ENVIRONMENT CONFIGURATION
    # -------------------------------

    # Change Prompt
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    export PS1="________________________________________________________________________________\n| \w @ \h (\u) \n| => "
    export PS2="| => "

    # Set Paths
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin/"
    export PATH="/usr/local/git/bin:/sw/bin/:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"

    # Set Default Editor (change 'Nano' to the editor of your choice)
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano

    # Set default blocksize for ls, df, du
    # from this: http://hints.macworld.com/comment.php?mode=view&cid=24491
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    export BLOCKSIZE=1k

    # Add color to terminal
    # (this is all commented out as I use Mac Terminal Profiles)
    # from http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/21/add-color-to-the-terminal-in-mac-os-x/
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    # export CLICOLOR=1
    # export LSCOLORS=ExFxBxDxCxegedabagacad


    # -----------------------------
    # 2. MAKE TERMINAL BETTER
    # -----------------------------

    alias cp='cp -iv' # Preferred 'cp' implementation
    alias mv='mv -iv' # Preferred 'mv' implementation
    alias mkdir='mkdir -pv' # Preferred 'mkdir' implementation
    alias ll='ls -FGlAhp' # Preferred 'ls' implementation
    alias less='less -FSRXc' # Preferred 'less' implementation
    cd() { builtin cd "$@"; ll; } # Always list directory contents upon 'cd'
    alias cd..='cd ../' # Go back 1 directory level (for fast typers)
    alias ..='cd ../' # Go back 1 directory level
    alias ...='cd ../../' # Go back 2 directory levels
    alias .3='cd ../../../' # Go back 3 directory levels
    alias .4='cd ../../../../' # Go back 4 directory levels
    alias .5='cd ../../../../../' # Go back 5 directory levels
    alias .6='cd ../../../../../../' # Go back 6 directory levels
    alias edit='subl' # edit: Opens any file in sublime editor
    alias f='open -a Finder ./' # f: Opens current directory in MacOS Finder
    alias ~="cd ~" # ~: Go Home
    alias c='clear' # c: Clear terminal display
    alias which='type -all' # which: Find executables
    alias path='echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}' # path: Echo all executable Paths
    alias show_options='shopt' # Show_options: display bash options settings
    alias fix_stty='stty sane' # fix_stty: Restore terminal settings when screwed up
    alias cic='set completion-ignore-case On' # cic: Make tab-completion case-insensitive
    mcd () { mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"; } # mcd: Makes new Dir and jumps inside
    trash () { command mv "$@" ~/.Trash ; } # trash: Moves a file to the MacOS trash
    ql () { qlmanage -p "$*" >& /dev/null; } # ql: Opens any file in MacOS Quicklook Preview
    alias DT='tee ~/Desktop/terminalOut.txt' # DT: Pipe content to file on MacOS Desktop

    # lr: Full Recursive Directory Listing
    # ------------------------------------------
    alias lr='ls -R | grep ":$" | sed -e '\''s/:$//'\'' -e '\''s/[^-][^\/]*\//--/g'\'' -e '\''s/^/ /'\'' -e '\''s/-/|/'\'' | less'

    # mans: Search manpage given in agument '1' for term given in argument '2' (case insensitive)
    # displays paginated result with colored search terms and two lines surrounding each hit. Example: mans mplayer codec
    # --------------------------------------------------------------------
    mans () {
    man $1 | grep -iC2 --color=always $2 | less
    }

    # showa: to remind yourself of an alias (given some part of it)
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    showa () { /usr/bin/grep --color=always -i -a1 $@ ~/Library/init/bash/aliases.bash | grep -v '^\s*$' | less -FSRXc ; }


    # -------------------------------
    # 3. FILE AND FOLDER MANAGEMENT
    # -------------------------------

    zipf () { zip -r "$1".zip "$1" ; } # zipf: To create a ZIP archive of a folder
    alias numFiles='echo $(ls -1 | wc -l)' # numFiles: Count of non-hidden files in current dir
    alias make1mb='mkfile 1m ./1MB.dat' # make1mb: Creates a file of 1mb size (all zeros)
    alias make5mb='mkfile 5m ./5MB.dat' # make5mb: Creates a file of 5mb size (all zeros)
    alias make10mb='mkfile 10m ./10MB.dat' # make10mb: Creates a file of 10mb size (all zeros)

    # cdf: 'Cd's to frontmost window of MacOS Finder
    # ------------------------------------------------------
    cdf () {
    currFolderPath=$( /usr/bin/osascript <<EOT
    tell application "Finder"
    try
    set currFolder to (folder of the front window as alias)
    on error
    set currFolder to (path to desktop folder as alias)
    end try
    POSIX path of currFolder
    end tell
    EOT
    )
    echo "cd to \"$currFolderPath\""
    cd "$currFolderPath"
    }

    # extract: Extract most know archives with one command
    # ---------------------------------------------------------
    extract () {
    if [ -f $1 ] ; then
    case $1 in
    *.tar.bz2) tar xjf $1 ;;
    *.tar.gz) tar xzf $1 ;;
    *.bz2) bunzip2 $1 ;;
    *.rar) unrar e $1 ;;
    *.gz) gunzip $1 ;;
    *.tar) tar xf $1 ;;
    *.tbz2) tar xjf $1 ;;
    *.tgz) tar xzf $1 ;;
    *.zip) unzip $1 ;;
    *.Z) uncompress $1 ;;
    *.7z) 7z x $1 ;;
    *) echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via extract()" ;;
    esac
    else
    echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
    fi
    }


    # ---------------------------
    # 4. SEARCHING
    # ---------------------------

    alias qfind="find . -name " # qfind: Quickly search for file
    ff () { /usr/bin/find . -name "$@" ; } # ff: Find file under the current directory
    ffs () { /usr/bin/find . -name "$@"'*' ; } # ffs: Find file whose name starts with a given string
    ffe () { /usr/bin/find . -name '*'"$@" ; } # ffe: Find file whose name ends with a given string

    # spotlight: Search for a file using MacOS Spotlight's metadata
    # -----------------------------------------------------------
    spotlight () { mdfind "kMDItemDisplayName == '$@'wc"; }


    # ---------------------------
    # 5. PROCESS MANAGEMENT
    # ---------------------------

    # findPid: find out the pid of a specified process
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Note that the command name can be specified via a regex
    # E.g. findPid '/d$/' finds pids of all processes with names ending in 'd'
    # Without the 'sudo' it will only find processes of the current user
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    findPid () { lsof -t -c "$@" ; }

    # memHogsTop, memHogsPs: Find memory hogs
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    alias memHogsTop='top -l 1 -o rsize | head -20'
    alias memHogsPs='ps wwaxm -o pid,stat,vsize,rss,time,command | head -10'

    # cpuHogs: Find CPU hogs
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    alias cpu_hogs='ps wwaxr -o pid,stat,%cpu,time,command | head -10'

    # topForever: Continual 'top' listing (every 10 seconds)
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    alias topForever='top -l 9999999 -s 10 -o cpu'

    # ttop: Recommended 'top' invocation to minimize resources
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    # Taken from this macosxhints article
    # http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060816123853639
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    alias ttop="top -R -F -s 10 -o rsize"

    # my_ps: List processes owned by my user:
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    my_ps() { ps $@ -u $USER -o pid,%cpu,%mem,start,time,bsdtime,command ; }


    # ---------------------------
    # 6. NETWORKING
    # ---------------------------

    alias myip='curl ip.appspot.com' # myip: Public facing IP Address
    alias netCons='lsof -i' # netCons: Show all open TCP/IP sockets
    alias flushDNS='dscacheutil -flushcache' # flushDNS: Flush out the DNS Cache
    alias lsock='sudo /usr/sbin/lsof -i -P' # lsock: Display open sockets
    alias lsockU='sudo /usr/sbin/lsof -nP | grep UDP' # lsockU: Display only open UDP sockets
    alias lsockT='sudo /usr/sbin/lsof -nP | grep TCP' # lsockT: Display only open TCP sockets
    alias ipInfo0='ipconfig getpacket en0' # ipInfo0: Get info on connections for en0
    alias ipInfo1='ipconfig getpacket en1' # ipInfo1: Get info on connections for en1
    alias openPorts='sudo lsof -i | grep LISTEN' # openPorts: All listening connections
    alias showBlocked='sudo ipfw list' # showBlocked: All ipfw rules inc/ blocked IPs

    # ii: display useful host related informaton
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    ii() {
    echo -e "\nYou are logged on ${RED}$HOST"
    echo -e "\nAdditionnal information:$NC " ; uname -a
    echo -e "\n${RED}Users logged on:$NC " ; w -h
    echo -e "\n${RED}Current date :$NC " ; date
    echo -e "\n${RED}Machine stats :$NC " ; uptime
    echo -e "\n${RED}Current network location :$NC " ; scselect
    echo -e "\n${RED}Public facing IP Address :$NC " ;myip
    #echo -e "\n${RED}DNS Configuration:$NC " ; scutil --dns
    echo
    }


    # ---------------------------------------
    # 7. SYSTEMS OPERATIONS & INFORMATION
    # ---------------------------------------

    alias mountReadWrite='/sbin/mount -uw /' # mountReadWrite: For use when booted into single-user

    # cleanupDS: Recursively delete .DS_Store files
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    alias cleanupDS="find . -type f -name '*.DS_Store' -ls -delete"

    # finderShowHidden: Show hidden files in Finder
    # finderHideHidden: Hide hidden files in Finder
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    alias finderShowHidden='defaults write com.apple.finder ShowAllFiles TRUE'
    alias finderHideHidden='defaults write com.apple.finder ShowAllFiles FALSE'

    # cleanupLS: Clean up LaunchServices to remove duplicates in the "Open With" menu
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    alias cleanupLS="/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user && killall Finder"

    # screensaverDesktop: Run a screensaver on the Desktop
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    alias screensaverDesktop='/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background'

    # ---------------------------------------
    # 8. WEB DEVELOPMENT
    # ---------------------------------------

    alias gits='git status' # gits: git status for the current branch
    alias apacheEdit='sudo edit /etc/httpd/httpd.conf' # apacheEdit: Edit httpd.conf
    alias apacheRestart='sudo apachectl graceful' # apacheRestart: Restart Apache
    alias editHosts='sudo edit /etc/hosts' # editHosts: Edit /etc/hosts file
    alias herr='tail /var/log/httpd/error_log' # herr: Tails HTTP error logs
    alias apacheLogs="less +F /var/log/apache2/error_log" # Apachelogs: Shows apache error logs
    httpHeaders () { /usr/bin/curl -I -L $@ ; } # httpHeaders: Grabs headers from web page

    # httpDebug: Download a web page and show info on what took time
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    httpDebug () { /usr/bin/curl $@ -o /dev/null -w "dns: %{time_namelookup} connect: %{time_connect} pretransfer: %{time_pretransfer} starttransfer: %{time_starttransfer} total: %{time_total}\n" ; }


    # ---------------------------------------
    # 9. REMINDERS & NOTES
    # ---------------------------------------

    # remove_disk: spin down unneeded disk
    # ---------------------------------------
    # diskutil eject /dev/disk1s3

    # to change the password on an encrypted disk image:
    # ---------------------------------------
    # hdiutil chpass /path/to/the/diskimage

    # to mount a read-only disk image as read-write:
    # ---------------------------------------
    # hdiutil attach example.dmg -shadow /tmp/example.shadow -noverify

    # mounting a removable drive (of type msdos or hfs)
    # ---------------------------------------
    # mkdir /Volumes/Foo
    # ls /dev/disk* to find out the device to use in the mount command)
    # mount -t msdos /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/Foo
    # mount -t hfs /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/Foo

    # to create a file of a given size: /usr/sbin/mkfile or /usr/bin/hdiutil
    # ---------------------------------------
    # e.g.: mkfile 10m 10MB.dat
    # e.g.: hdiutil create -size 10m 10MB.dmg
    # the above create files that are almost all zeros - if random bytes are desired
    # then use: ~/Dev/Perl/randBytes 1048576 > 10MB.dat
    export PATH=./node_modules/.bin:$PATH

    alias src='source ~/.bash_profile'

    #git commands
    alias gc='git checkout'
    alias gcc='git commit -m'
    alias gs='git status'
    alias ga='git add --all'
    alias gp='git pull --rebase'
    alias gb='git branch -vv'
    alias gr='git remote -v'
    alias grt='git reset --hard'
    alias gpub='git push origin publish'
    alias grp='git rebase publish'
    alias gdev='git push origin dev'
    alias gd='git branch -D'
    alias gm='git merge'
    alias gmx='git merge -X theirs'
    alias gh='git push hozefa'
    alias gk='gitk &'

    #misc
    alias cl='clear'
    alias mpp='cd /Users/hjodiawalla/Desktop/MPPContentDevelopment/MPPContent/ContentRoot'
    alias mppr='cd /Users/hjodiawalla/Desktop/MPPContentDevelopment/MPPResources'
    alias kitsune='cd /Users/hjodiawalla/Desktop/MPPContentDevelopment/kitsune'
    alias npm='sudo npm install'
    alias projects='cd /Users/hjodiwalla/Desktop/My-Projects/projects'
  6. hozefaj revised this gist Jul 11, 2014. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
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    # 8. WEB DEVELOPMENT
    # ---------------------------------------

    alias gits='git status' # gits: git status for the current branch
    alias apacheEdit='sudo edit /etc/httpd/httpd.conf' # apacheEdit: Edit httpd.conf
    alias apacheRestart='sudo apachectl graceful' # apacheRestart: Restart Apache
    alias editHosts='sudo edit /etc/hosts' # editHosts: Edit /etc/hosts file
    alias herr='tail /var/log/httpd/error_log' # herr: Tails HTTP error logs
    alias apacheLogs="less +F /var/log/apache2/error_log" # Apachelogs: Shows apache error logs
    alias apacheLogs="less +F /var/log/apache2/error_log" # Apachelogs: Shows apache error logs
    httpHeaders () { /usr/bin/curl -I -L $@ ; } # httpHeaders: Grabs headers from web page

    # httpDebug: Download a web page and show info on what took time
  7. @natelandau natelandau revised this gist May 28, 2014. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ alias make10mb='mkfile 10m ./10MB.dat' # make10mb: Creates a file of 10
    # cdf: 'Cd's to frontmost window of MacOS Finder
    # ------------------------------------------------------
    cdf () {
    currFolderPath=$( /usr/bin/osascript <<" EOT"
    currFolderPath=$( /usr/bin/osascript <<EOT
    tell application "Finder"
    try
    set currFolder to (folder of the front window as alias)
    @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ alias make10mb='mkfile 10m ./10MB.dat' # make10mb: Creates a file of 10
    end try
    POSIX path of currFolder
    end tell
    EOT
    EOT
    )
    echo "cd to \"$currFolderPath\""
    cd "$currFolderPath"
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    # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #
    # Description: This file holds all my BASH configurations and aliases
    #
    # Sections:
    # 1. Environment Configuration
    # 2. Make Terminal Better (remapping defaults and adding functionality)
    # 3. File and Folder Management
    # 4. Searching
    # 5. Process Management
    # 6. Networking
    # 7. System Operations & Information
    # 8. Web Development
    # 9. Reminders & Notes
    #
    # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    # -------------------------------
    # 1. ENVIRONMENT CONFIGURATION
    # -------------------------------

    # Change Prompt
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    export PS1="________________________________________________________________________________\n| \w @ \h (\u) \n| => "
    export PS2="| => "

    # Set Paths
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin/"
    export PATH="/usr/local/git/bin:/sw/bin/:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"

    # Set Default Editor (change 'Nano' to the editor of your choice)
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano

    # Set default blocksize for ls, df, du
    # from this: http://hints.macworld.com/comment.php?mode=view&cid=24491
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    export BLOCKSIZE=1k

    # Add color to terminal
    # (this is all commented out as I use Mac Terminal Profiles)
    # from http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/21/add-color-to-the-terminal-in-mac-os-x/
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    # export CLICOLOR=1
    # export LSCOLORS=ExFxBxDxCxegedabagacad


    # -----------------------------
    # 2. MAKE TERMINAL BETTER
    # -----------------------------

    alias cp='cp -iv' # Preferred 'cp' implementation
    alias mv='mv -iv' # Preferred 'mv' implementation
    alias mkdir='mkdir -pv' # Preferred 'mkdir' implementation
    alias ll='ls -FGlAhp' # Preferred 'ls' implementation
    alias less='less -FSRXc' # Preferred 'less' implementation
    cd() { builtin cd "$@"; ll; } # Always list directory contents upon 'cd'
    alias cd..='cd ../' # Go back 1 directory level (for fast typers)
    alias ..='cd ../' # Go back 1 directory level
    alias ...='cd ../../' # Go back 2 directory levels
    alias .3='cd ../../../' # Go back 3 directory levels
    alias .4='cd ../../../../' # Go back 4 directory levels
    alias .5='cd ../../../../../' # Go back 5 directory levels
    alias .6='cd ../../../../../../' # Go back 6 directory levels
    alias edit='subl' # edit: Opens any file in sublime editor
    alias f='open -a Finder ./' # f: Opens current directory in MacOS Finder
    alias ~="cd ~" # ~: Go Home
    alias c='clear' # c: Clear terminal display
    alias which='type -all' # which: Find executables
    alias path='echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}' # path: Echo all executable Paths
    alias show_options='shopt' # Show_options: display bash options settings
    alias fix_stty='stty sane' # fix_stty: Restore terminal settings when screwed up
    alias cic='set completion-ignore-case On' # cic: Make tab-completion case-insensitive
    mcd () { mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"; } # mcd: Makes new Dir and jumps inside
    trash () { command mv "$@" ~/.Trash ; } # trash: Moves a file to the MacOS trash
    ql () { qlmanage -p "$*" >& /dev/null; } # ql: Opens any file in MacOS Quicklook Preview
    alias DT='tee ~/Desktop/terminalOut.txt' # DT: Pipe content to file on MacOS Desktop

    # lr: Full Recursive Directory Listing
    # ------------------------------------------
    alias lr='ls -R | grep ":$" | sed -e '\''s/:$//'\'' -e '\''s/[^-][^\/]*\//--/g'\'' -e '\''s/^/ /'\'' -e '\''s/-/|/'\'' | less'

    # mans: Search manpage given in agument '1' for term given in argument '2' (case insensitive)
    # displays paginated result with colored search terms and two lines surrounding each hit. Example: mans mplayer codec
    # --------------------------------------------------------------------
    mans () {
    man $1 | grep -iC2 --color=always $2 | less
    }

    # showa: to remind yourself of an alias (given some part of it)
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    showa () { /usr/bin/grep --color=always -i -a1 $@ ~/Library/init/bash/aliases.bash | grep -v '^\s*$' | less -FSRXc ; }


    # -------------------------------
    # 3. FILE AND FOLDER MANAGEMENT
    # -------------------------------

    zipf () { zip -r "$1".zip "$1" ; } # zipf: To create a ZIP archive of a folder
    alias numFiles='echo $(ls -1 | wc -l)' # numFiles: Count of non-hidden files in current dir
    alias make1mb='mkfile 1m ./1MB.dat' # make1mb: Creates a file of 1mb size (all zeros)
    alias make5mb='mkfile 5m ./5MB.dat' # make5mb: Creates a file of 5mb size (all zeros)
    alias make10mb='mkfile 10m ./10MB.dat' # make10mb: Creates a file of 10mb size (all zeros)

    # cdf: 'Cd's to frontmost window of MacOS Finder
    # ------------------------------------------------------
    cdf () {
    currFolderPath=$( /usr/bin/osascript <<" EOT"
    tell application "Finder"
    try
    set currFolder to (folder of the front window as alias)
    on error
    set currFolder to (path to desktop folder as alias)
    end try
    POSIX path of currFolder
    end tell
    EOT
    )
    echo "cd to \"$currFolderPath\""
    cd "$currFolderPath"
    }
    # extract: Extract most know archives with one command
    # ---------------------------------------------------------
    extract () {
    if [ -f $1 ] ; then
    case $1 in
    *.tar.bz2) tar xjf $1 ;;
    *.tar.gz) tar xzf $1 ;;
    *.bz2) bunzip2 $1 ;;
    *.rar) unrar e $1 ;;
    *.gz) gunzip $1 ;;
    *.tar) tar xf $1 ;;
    *.tbz2) tar xjf $1 ;;
    *.tgz) tar xzf $1 ;;
    *.zip) unzip $1 ;;
    *.Z) uncompress $1 ;;
    *.7z) 7z x $1 ;;
    *) echo "'$1' cannot be extracted via extract()" ;;
    esac
    else
    echo "'$1' is not a valid file"
    fi
    }
    # ---------------------------
    # 4. SEARCHING
    # ---------------------------
    alias qfind="find . -name " # qfind: Quickly search for file
    ff () { /usr/bin/find . -name "$@" ; } # ff: Find file under the current directory
    ffs () { /usr/bin/find . -name "$@"'*' ; } # ffs: Find file whose name starts with a given string
    ffe () { /usr/bin/find . -name '*'"$@" ; } # ffe: Find file whose name ends with a given string
    # spotlight: Search for a file using MacOS Spotlight's metadata
    # -----------------------------------------------------------
    spotlight () { mdfind "kMDItemDisplayName == '$@'wc"; }
    # ---------------------------
    # 5. PROCESS MANAGEMENT
    # ---------------------------
    # findPid: find out the pid of a specified process
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Note that the command name can be specified via a regex
    # E.g. findPid '/d$/' finds pids of all processes with names ending in 'd'
    # Without the 'sudo' it will only find processes of the current user
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    findPid () { lsof -t -c "$@" ; }
    # memHogsTop, memHogsPs: Find memory hogs
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    alias memHogsTop='top -l 1 -o rsize | head -20'
    alias memHogsPs='ps wwaxm -o pid,stat,vsize,rss,time,command | head -10'
    # cpuHogs: Find CPU hogs
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    alias cpu_hogs='ps wwaxr -o pid,stat,%cpu,time,command | head -10'
    # topForever: Continual 'top' listing (every 10 seconds)
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    alias topForever='top -l 9999999 -s 10 -o cpu'
    # ttop: Recommended 'top' invocation to minimize resources
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    # Taken from this macosxhints article
    # http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060816123853639
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    alias ttop="top -R -F -s 10 -o rsize"
    # my_ps: List processes owned by my user:
    # ------------------------------------------------------------
    my_ps() { ps $@ -u $USER -o pid,%cpu,%mem,start,time,bsdtime,command ; }
    # ---------------------------
    # 6. NETWORKING
    # ---------------------------
    alias myip='curl ip.appspot.com' # myip: Public facing IP Address
    alias netCons='lsof -i' # netCons: Show all open TCP/IP sockets
    alias flushDNS='dscacheutil -flushcache' # flushDNS: Flush out the DNS Cache
    alias lsock='sudo /usr/sbin/lsof -i -P' # lsock: Display open sockets
    alias lsockU='sudo /usr/sbin/lsof -nP | grep UDP' # lsockU: Display only open UDP sockets
    alias lsockT='sudo /usr/sbin/lsof -nP | grep TCP' # lsockT: Display only open TCP sockets
    alias ipInfo0='ipconfig getpacket en0' # ipInfo0: Get info on connections for en0
    alias ipInfo1='ipconfig getpacket en1' # ipInfo1: Get info on connections for en1
    alias openPorts='sudo lsof -i | grep LISTEN' # openPorts: All listening connections
    alias showBlocked='sudo ipfw list' # showBlocked: All ipfw rules inc/ blocked IPs
    # ii: display useful host related informaton
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    ii() {
    echo -e "\nYou are logged on ${RED}$HOST"
    echo -e "\nAdditionnal information:$NC " ; uname -a
    echo -e "\n${RED}Users logged on:$NC " ; w -h
    echo -e "\n${RED}Current date :$NC " ; date
    echo -e "\n${RED}Machine stats :$NC " ; uptime
    echo -e "\n${RED}Current network location :$NC " ; scselect
    echo -e "\n${RED}Public facing IP Address :$NC " ;myip
    #echo -e "\n${RED}DNS Configuration:$NC " ; scutil --dns
    echo
    }
    # ---------------------------------------
    # 7. SYSTEMS OPERATIONS & INFORMATION
    # ---------------------------------------
    alias mountReadWrite='/sbin/mount -uw /' # mountReadWrite: For use when booted into single-user
    # cleanupDS: Recursively delete .DS_Store files
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    alias cleanupDS="find . -type f -name '*.DS_Store' -ls -delete"
    # finderShowHidden: Show hidden files in Finder
    # finderHideHidden: Hide hidden files in Finder
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    alias finderShowHidden='defaults write com.apple.finder ShowAllFiles TRUE'
    alias finderHideHidden='defaults write com.apple.finder ShowAllFiles FALSE'
    # cleanupLS: Clean up LaunchServices to remove duplicates in the "Open With" menu
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    alias cleanupLS="/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user && killall Finder"
    # screensaverDesktop: Run a screensaver on the Desktop
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    alias screensaverDesktop='/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine -background'
    # ---------------------------------------
    # 8. WEB DEVELOPMENT
    # ---------------------------------------
    alias apacheEdit='sudo edit /etc/httpd/httpd.conf' # apacheEdit: Edit httpd.conf
    alias apacheRestart='sudo apachectl graceful' # apacheRestart: Restart Apache
    alias editHosts='sudo edit /etc/hosts' # editHosts: Edit /etc/hosts file
    alias herr='tail /var/log/httpd/error_log' # herr: Tails HTTP error logs
    alias apacheLogs="less +F /var/log/apache2/error_log" # Apachelogs: Shows apache error logs
    httpHeaders () { /usr/bin/curl -I -L $@ ; } # httpHeaders: Grabs headers from web page
    # httpDebug: Download a web page and show info on what took time
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------
    httpDebug () { /usr/bin/curl $@ -o /dev/null -w "dns: %{time_namelookup} connect: %{time_connect} pretransfer: %{time_pretransfer} starttransfer: %{time_starttransfer} total: %{time_total}\n" ; }
    # ---------------------------------------
    # 9. REMINDERS & NOTES
    # ---------------------------------------
    # remove_disk: spin down unneeded disk
    # ---------------------------------------
    # diskutil eject /dev/disk1s3
    # to change the password on an encrypted disk image:
    # ---------------------------------------
    # hdiutil chpass /path/to/the/diskimage
    # to mount a read-only disk image as read-write:
    # ---------------------------------------
    # hdiutil attach example.dmg -shadow /tmp/example.shadow -noverify
    # mounting a removable drive (of type msdos or hfs)
    # ---------------------------------------
    # mkdir /Volumes/Foo
    # ls /dev/disk* to find out the device to use in the mount command)
    # mount -t msdos /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/Foo
    # mount -t hfs /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/Foo
    # to create a file of a given size: /usr/sbin/mkfile or /usr/bin/hdiutil
    # ---------------------------------------
    # e.g.: mkfile 10m 10MB.dat
    # e.g.: hdiutil create -size 10m 10MB.dmg
    # the above create files that are almost all zeros - if random bytes are desired
    # then use: ~/Dev/Perl/randBytes 1048576 > 10MB.dat