gistfile1.sh

# drop in your ~/.bashrc file. guaranteed to "works on my machine".
# 
# Go straight to the root of the current rails project.
# example:
#   ~/workspace/proj/app/models $ rr
#   going to /home/user/workspace/proj
#   ~/workspace/proj $
# 
#   /etc/init.d/ $ rr
#   /etc/init.d/ $

rr() {
  CURRENT_PWD=`pwd`
  FAILED_RR=0
  # Drop down the path until we hit a directory containing
  # "app" "config" "log" and "test"
  until [[ "$(ls)" =~ ^app.*config.*log.*test ]]; do
    cd ..
    if [ $(pwd) = / ]; then
      FAILED_RR=1  
      break 
    fi
  done
  if [ $FAILED_RR -eq 1 ]; then
    cd $CURRENT_PWD
  else
    echo "going to `pwd`"
  fi
}