From 91b145174379d4b10347ab55829bf8c282b3d8b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark McCulloh <Mark.McCulloh@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:26:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(core): ensure target-only argument is rewritten correctly
 to be forwarded (#17971)

---
 packages/nx/bin/init-local.ts | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/nx/bin/init-local.ts b/packages/nx/bin/init-local.ts
index 757025f4d3461..8fba12cbba844 100644
--- a/packages/nx/bin/init-local.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/bin/init-local.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ function rewritePositionalArguments(args: string[]) {
   const relevantPositionalArgs = [];
   const rest = [];
   for (let i = 2; i < args.length; i++) {
-    if (!args[i].startsWith('-')) {
+    if (args[i] === '--') {
+      rest.push(...args.slice(i + 1));
+      break;
+    } else if (!args[i].startsWith('-')) {
       relevantPositionalArgs.push(args[i]);
       if (relevantPositionalArgs.length === 2) {
         rest.push(...args.slice(i + 1));