hit

#!/bin/bash

# hit v0.1 by Dan Brakeley
# This script just looks for a file named `hit` in the current or a parent folder.
# If it finds it, it runs it, passing along all arguments passed to this script.
# I use hit scripts as a quick & dirty make.

BIN_DIR=$(dirname $(realpath $0))
LOCAL_DIR=$(realpath $(pwd))

function exit_with_no_hits {
  echo "No hit file found"
  exit 1
}

for i in {1..10}
do

  if [[ $BIN_DIR != $LOCAL_DIR ]]; then
    if [ -f $LOCAL_DIR/hit ]; then
      $LOCAL_DIR/hit $*
      exit 0
    fi

    if [[ $LOCAL_DIR == "/" ]]; then
      exit_with_no_hits
    fi

    LOCAL_DIR=$(dirname $LOCAL_DIR)
  fi

done

exit_with_no_hits