throws Exception {
        Path userSettingsFile = null;
        if (context.options().altUserSettings().isPresent()) {
            userSettingsFile =
                    context.cwd.resolve(context.options().altUserSettings().get());

            if (!Files.isRegularFile(userSettingsFile)) {

        if (commandLine.hasOption(CLIManager.FORCE_INTERACTIVE)) {
            return Optional.of(Boolean.TRUE);
        }
        return Optional.empty();
    }

    @Override
    public Optional<String> altUserSettings() {
        if (commandLine.hasOption(CLIManager.ALTERNATE_USER_SETTINGS)) {
            return Optional.of(commandLine.getOptionValue(CLIManager.ALTERNATE_USER_SETTINGS));
        }
        return Optional.empty();

                        .error("Invalid fail on severity threshold '" + c
                                + "'. Supported values are 'WARN', 'WARNING' and 'ERROR'.");
            }
        });
        options.altUserSettings()
                .ifPresent(userSettings ->
                        failIfFileNotExists(context, userSettings, "The specified user settings file does not exist"));
        options.altProjectSettings()