Find-up recursively searches for a file or directory by traversing up parent directories until found or a specified directory is reached. It offers a simple and efficient way to locate configuration files or dependencies without needing to know their exact location relative to the current working directory. The package supports asynchronous and synchronous searching, providing flexibility in different coding environments. It's ideal for tools needing to locate project-level settings or resources.
The npm package find-up has been released sporadically since its initial release in September 2015. Releases were more frequent in 2015-2016 and 2018-2021, with several months seeing multiple versions. Version 7.0.0 was released in November 2023. There have been no releases in 2024 or in the first eight months of 2025.
find-up package downloads show an upward trend from March 2024 to July 2025, peaking at 867 million. A slight decrease occurred in August 2025, followed by a significant drop in September 2025, likely due to incomplete data for the current month.
