locates a directory above the current. used to find project directories in dm. based on lsiden's original.

dirlocate.sh

function dirlocate () {
    fDir=$1
    sLimit=$2
    lDir=""
    curdir=`pwd`
    while [[ "`pwd`" != "${sLimit}" && "`pwd`" != "/" ]] ; do
        if test -e "${fDir}" ; then
            cd ${fDir}
            lDir=`pwd`
            break;
        fi
        cd ..
    done
    cd ${curdir}
    echo ${lDir}
}