code: function findFile (startingPath) {
    try {
      return fs.readFileSync(startingPath, "utf8");
    }
    catch (e) {
      let fileName = path.basename(startingPath);
      let startingDir = path.dirname(startingPath);
      let parentDir = path.dirname(startingDir);
  
      if (parentDir === startingDir) {
        // We're recursed all the way to the root directory
        throw e;
      }
      else {
        try {
          // Search for the file in the parent directories
          return findFile(path.join(parentDir, fileName));
        }
        catch (e2) {
          // The file wasn't found in any of the parent directories
          throw ono(e,
            `Unable to find a file named "${fileName}" in "${startingDir}" or any of its parent directories.`
          );
        }
      }
    }
  }
docs: Searches for the given file, starting in the given directory
  and crawling up from there, and reads its contents.
  
  @param {string} startingPath - The file path to start at
  @returns {string|undefined}