feat(cli)!: rename --directory to --project

src/poetry/console/application.py

@@ -360,22 +360,19 @@ def _default_definition(self) -> Definition:
 
         definition.add_option(
             Option(
-                "--directory",
-                "-C",
+                "--project",
+                "-P",
                 flag=False,
-                description=(
-                    "The working directory for the Poetry command (defaults to the"
-                    " current working directory)."
-                ),
+                description=("Run the command in the given project directory."),
             )
         )
 
         return definition
 
     @cached_property
     def _directory(self) -> Path:
-        if self._io and self._io.input.option("directory"):
-            return Path(self._io.input.option("directory")).absolute()
+        if self._io and self._io.input.option("project"):
+            return Path(self._io.input.option("project")).absolute()
         return Path.cwd()
 
 

src/poetry/console/commands/init.py

@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@ def handle(self) -> int:
 
         project_path = Path.cwd()
 
-        if self.io.input.option("directory"):
-            project_path = Path(self.io.input.option("directory"))
+        if self.io.input.option("project"):
+            project_path = Path(self.io.input.option("project"))
             if not project_path.exists() or not project_path.is_dir():
-                self.line_error(
-                    "<error>The --directory path is not a directory.</error>"
-                )
+                self.line_error("<error>The --project path is not a directory.</error>")
                 return 1
 
         return self._init_pyproject(project_path=project_path)

src/poetry/console/commands/new.py

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ class NewCommand(InitCommand):
     def handle(self) -> int:
         from pathlib import Path
 
-        if self.io.input.option("directory"):
+        if self.io.input.option("project"):
             self.line_error(
-                "<warning>--directory only makes sense with existing projects, and will"
+                "<warning>--project only makes sense with existing projects, and will"
                 " be ignored. You should consider the option --path instead.</warning>"
             )
 

tests/console/commands/test_build.py

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def test_build_relative_directory_src_layout(
         # initializes Poetry before passing the directory.
         app = Application()
         tester = ApplicationTester(app)
-        tester.execute("build --directory .")
+        tester.execute("build --project .")
 
         build_dir = tmp_project_path / "dist"