Walk up the directory tree until the specified path is found.
Example
const walkBack = require('walk-back')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')
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