5.1.0 • Published 3 years ago
walk-back v5.1.0
walk-back
walk-back
Walk up the directory tree until the specified path is found.
Example
const walkBack = require('walk-back')
walkBack(startAt, lookingFor) ⇒ string ⏏
Returns an absolute file path (if found) else null
.
Kind: Exported function
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
startAt | string | the directory to start in |
lookingFor | string | the path we're looking for |
Example
> walkBack('/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back', 'package.json')
'/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back/package.json'
> walkBack('/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back', '75lb')
'/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb'
> walkBack('/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back', '.bash_profile')
'/Users/lloyd/.bash_profile'
> walkBack('.', '.bash_profile')
'/Users/lloyd/.bash_profile'
> walkBack('/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back', 'non-existent.file')
null
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