Upwards find: find the first filename backward from the current folder to the root

upfind.sh

# Upwards find
## Description: find the first filename backward from the current folder to the root

upfind() {
  folder="$(pwd)"

  while [ "$folder" != "/" ]; do
    for arg in "$@"; do
      if [ -e "${folder}/$arg" ]; then
        echo $folder/$arg
        folder="/"
      fi
    done
    folder="$(dirname "$folder")"
  done
}

upfind "$@"

## Usage
# upfind .gitignore
# upfind .nvmrc .node-version