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diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index ed76e16b183..f89ea85f2cc 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -711,6 +711,28 @@ PATH-AND-SUFFIXES is a pair of lists, (DIRECTORIES . SUFFIXES)."
((null action) (try-completion string names))
(t (test-completion string names))))))
+(defun locate-dominating-file (file regexp)
+ "Look up the directory hierarchy from FILE for a file matching REGEXP."
+ (while (and file (not (file-directory-p file)))
+ (setq file (file-name-directory (directory-file-name file))))
+ (catch 'found
+ (let ((user (nth 2 (file-attributes file)))
+ ;; Abbreviate, so as to stop when we cross ~/.
+ (dir (abbreviate-file-name (file-name-as-directory file)))
+ files)
+ ;; As a heuristic, we stop looking up the hierarchy of directories as
+ ;; soon as we find a directory belonging to another user. This should
+ ;; save us from looking in things like /net and /afs. This assumes
+ ;; that all the files inside a project belong to the same user.
+ (while (and dir (equal user (nth 2 (file-attributes dir))))
+ (if (setq files (directory-files dir 'full regexp))
+ (throw 'found (car files))
+ (if (equal dir
+ (setq dir (file-name-directory
+ (directory-file-name dir))))
+ (setq dir nil))))
+ nil)))
+
(defun executable-find (command)
"Search for COMMAND in `exec-path' and return the absolute file name.
Return nil if COMMAND is not found anywhere in `exec-path'."
@@ -2464,6 +2486,7 @@ asking you for confirmation."
mode-line-mule-info
mode-line-position
mode-line-process
+ mode-line-remote
mode-name
outline-level
overriding-local-map