String alternatePomFile = null;
        if (commandLine.hasOption(CLIManager.ALTERNATE_POM_FILE)) {
            alternatePomFile = commandLine.getOptionValue(CLIManager.ALTERNATE_POM_FILE);
        }

        File current = baseDirectory;
        if (alternatePomFile != null) {
            current = resolveFile(new File(alternatePomFile), workingDirectory);
        }