zback-find

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zback-find

Navigate up the folder tree to find a file with a given file name.

Why ?

For scripting purpose mostly. That's a little like git works, actually. It detects that there is a .git folder somewhere in a upper directory and allow you to use git commands. If the folder does not exist, that simply means that you are not inside a git tracked folder, and you won't be able to perform most of git actions.

I often have this use case when I need to find a specific file (or check if it exists) in a upper directory for script purpose. Additionally, I wanted an easy-to-use solution instead of relying on the same bash script block that only make script harder to read and manage.

Why Go ?

This is not my main language, but I wanted something simple, as a single executable (with a reasonable size), without having to manage a lot of dependencies, without worrying how to make it run on different systems, and capable of cross compilation (so I don't have to rely on agents with a specific OS).

Giving all of this, go was the more reasonable choice. I narrowed it down to go or rust, but the cross compilation was the decisive element for the final choice.