Merge branch 'dev' into create_modules_dir

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 - Fixed `nf-core modules lint` to work with new module structure for nf-test ([#2494](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2494))
 - Add option `--migrate-pytest` to create a module with nf-test taking into account an existing module ([#2549](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2549))
 - When installing modules and subworkflows, automatically create the `./modules` directory if it doesn't exist ([#2563](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/issues/2563))
+- When `.nf-core.yml` is not found create it in the current directory instead of the root filesystem ([#2237](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/issues/2237))
 - Modules `--migrate-pytest` copies template scripts ([#2568](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2568))
 
 ### Subworkflows

nf_core/utils.py

@@ -1037,12 +1037,12 @@ def load_tools_config(directory: Union[str, Path] = "."):
 
 def determine_base_dir(directory="."):
     base_dir = start_dir = Path(directory).absolute()
-    while not get_first_available_path(base_dir, CONFIG_PATHS) and base_dir != base_dir.parent:
+    while base_dir != base_dir.parent:
         base_dir = base_dir.parent
         config_fn = get_first_available_path(base_dir, CONFIG_PATHS)
         if config_fn:
-            break
-    return directory if base_dir == start_dir else base_dir
+            return directory if base_dir == start_dir else base_dir
+    return directory
 
 
 def get_first_available_path(directory, paths):