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November 27, 2012 12:06
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| die () { | |
| echo >&2 "$@" | |
| exit 1 | |
| } | |
| [ "$#" -eq 1 ] || die "1 argument required, $# provided" | |
| DIRNAME=$1 | |
| while [ ! -d ${DIRNAME} ] && [ "${PWD}" != "/" ]; do | |
| cd .. | |
| done | |
| [ "${PWD}" = "/" ] && die "dir '${DIRNAME}'' not found!" | |
| echo "${PWD}/$DIRNAME" |
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