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Created December 24, 2010 23:49
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  1. creationix created this gist Dec 24, 2010.
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    function find(root, obj) {
    var seen = [];
    function search(root, name, depth) {
    if (root === obj) {
    console.log(name);
    return;
    }
    if (!depth) { return; }
    if (seen.indexOf(root) >= 0) { return; }
    if (typeof root !== "object") { return; }
    seen.push(root);
    try {
    Object.getOwnPropertyNames(root).forEach(function (key) {
    search(root[key], name + "." + key, depth - 1);
    });
    } catch (err) {}
    }
    search (root, "root", 5);
    }