Mongod: Command Not Found (OS X)

Question

I am trying to test MongoDB and I have it all downloaded and moved into the root folder. I can navigate to the folder that holds the mongod, but when I try to run it by typi

Answer 1

You need to add the name of the folder that contains the command mongod into your PATH so your shell knows where to find it.

So, if mongod is in /usr/bin/freddyfrog, you would edit ~/.profile and find the line that says PATH= and edit it to look like this:

export PATH=${PATH}:/usr/bin/freddyfrog

Then login again to make it take effect.