This is the Perl distribution File-Find-Upwards. It provides a function to look for a file in the current directory and upwards. INSTALLATION File-Find-Upwards installation is straightforward. If your CPAN shell is set up, you should just be able to do % cpan File::Find::Upwards Download it, unpack it, then build it as per the usual: % perl Makefile.PL % make && make test Then install it: % make install DOCUMENTATION File-Find-Upwards documentation is available as in POD. So you can do: % perldoc File::Find::Upwards to read the documentation online with your favorite pager. Marcel Gruenauer