git-root-dir

git-root-dir

Find the root directory of a git repository.

Useful for tools that need to know whether git is managing the things inside.

Installation

npm install --save git-root-dir

Usage

/
└── Users
    └── luftywiranda
        └── foo
            ├── .git
            └── bar
                ├── baz
                └── example.js

// example.js
const gitRootDir = require('git-root-dir');

gitRootDir(__dirname).then(rootDir => {
  console.log(rootDir);
  //=> '/Users/luftywiranda/foo'
});

API

gitRootDir([cwd])

Returns a Promise for either the repository root path or null if it couldn't be found.

cwd

Type: string
Default: process.cwd()

Directory to start from.

Related

• git-dir-up – Find the closest .git directory
• pkg-dir – Find the root directory of a Node.js project or npm package

License

MIT © Lufty Wiranda