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Updated on May 30, 2025

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Latest Version

5.1.1

Package Id

walk-back@5.1.1

Unpacked Size

8.13 kB

Size

2.38 kB

File Count

6

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10.8.2

Node Version

22.6.0

Published on

Aug 23, 2024

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jsdoc-to-markdown test-runner

walk-back

Walk up the directory tree until the specified path is found. For example, walk up through parent directories until a specified config file is found.

Example

1import walkBack from '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

1> walkBack('/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back', 'package.json')
2'/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back/package.json'
3
4> walkBack('/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back', '75lb')
5'/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb'
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7> walkBack('/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back', '.bash_profile')
8'/Users/lloyd/.bash_profile'
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10> walkBack('.', '.bash_profile')
11'/Users/lloyd/.bash_profile'
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13> walkBack('/Users/lloyd/Documents/75lb/walk-back', 'non-existent.file')
14null

Tested by test-runner. Documented by jsdoc-to-markdown.

No vulnerabilities found.

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Last Scanned on 2025-07-07

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Developer Guide

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walk-back

walkBack(startAt, lookingFor) ⇒ string ⏏

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walkBack(startAt, lookingFor) ⇒ `string` ⏏